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MLSRCNEWS
(MLSRCNEWS)Source of malaria message: Newspaper/magazine
Codes and Frequencies
Description
MLSRCNEWS indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported seeing a malaria message in a newspaper or magazine.
Comparability — Index
Comparability
Along with universe differences, MLSRCNEWS differs across samples in question wording. See Comparability.
Comparability - Standard DHS
Prior to Phase 8, MLSRCNEWS is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire. In Phase 8, this variable has the standard name ML501D and refers to malaria messages heard in the past 6 months.
Comparability — Burundi [top]
The 2010 Burundi survey asks where the respondent has heard that insecticide treated nets protect against malaria.
Comparability — Uganda [top]
The 2009 Uganda survey reports whether the respondent saw a message about malaria in
"newspaper/brochure".
Universe
- Angola 2011: Women age 15-49 who have heard about malaria.
- Burkina Faso 2021: All women age 15-49.
- Burundi 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2022: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2016: Women age 15-49 who heard or saw an educational message about malaria in the past 6 months.
- Ghana 2019: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2022: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2020: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2021: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2012: Women age 15-49 who have heard or seen an educational message about malaria in the past 6 months.
- Malawi 2014: Women age 15-49 who have heard or seen an educational message about malaria in the past 6 months.
- Malawi 2017: Women age 15-49 who have heard or seen an educational message about malaria in the past 6 months.
- Niger 2021: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2021: All women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2016: Women age 15-49 who have heard or seen an educational message about malaria.
- Tanzania 2022: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the men's survey.
- Uganda 2009: All women age 15-49.
