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MLPREWINDOWSCREEN
(MLPREWINDOWSCREEN)Way to avoid getting malaria: Window screens
Codes and Frequencies
Description
MLPREWINDOWSCREEN indicates whether the female respondent reported window screens as a way to avoid malaria.
The related variable MLPRESCREEN indicates whether the female respondent reported house screening as a way to avoid malaria. House screening involves putting screens over the doors, windows, and eaves, or over the ceilings in the house.
Comparability
Apart from slight differences in question wording and universe differences, MLPREWINDOWSCREEN has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
Prior to Phase 8, MLPREWINDOWSCREEN is a country-specific variable not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire. In Phase 8, this variable has the standard name ML503H.
Universe
- Burkina Faso 2021: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2022: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2022: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the male survey.
