The DHS Program, which manages registration and access for IPUMS DHS, is again reviewing new user applications and requests for expanded access from currently approved users.
COUTRSHIVER
(COUTRSHIVER)
Signs cough needs treatment: Shivering
Codes and Frequencies
Description
COUTRSHIVER indicates whether the woman respondent said, in response to an open-ended question, that shivers indicated a child sick with a cough should be taken to a health facility or health worker for treatment.
Comparability
COUTRSHIVER has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
COUTRSHIVER is incorporated in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase 3 through a variable for country-specific responses about signs of illness with a cough indicating that the child should be taken to a health facility.
Universe
- Mozambique 1997: All women age 15-49.
