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TROTHSYMP
(TROTHSYMP)
Sign child needs treatment: Other
Codes and Frequencies
Description
TROTHSYMP indicates whether the woman respondent said, in response to an open-ended question, that a child with some other symptom should immediately be taken to a health facility. The meaning of "other" must be interpreted relative to the specific response categories included in a particular sample.
Universe
- Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Myanmar 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2000: Women age 15-49 with at least one surviving child under age 5.
