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DIATRFREQCRY
(DIATRFREQCRY)Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Frequent crying
Codes and Frequencies
Description
DIATRFREQCRY indicates whether the woman respondent said, in response to an open-ended question, that frequent crying indicated a child sick with diarrhea should be taken to a health facility or health worker for treatment. This response did not appear on the survey form, but rather was constructed from written-in "other" responses.
Comparability
DIATRFREQCRY has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DIATRFREQCRY is incorporated in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase 3 through a variable for country-specific responses about signs of diarrheal illness indicating that the child should be taken to a health facility.
Universe
- Ghana 1998: All women age 15-49.
