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Demographic and Health Survey 2008

Sierra Leone, 2008
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WBG_SLE_2008_DHS_v01_M
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Data file: REC42

WOMAN
- Health and Breastfeeding

Cases: 7374
Variables: 165

Variables

hhid
Case Identification
caseid
Case Identification
v401
Last birth ceasarean section
v404
Currently breastfeeding
v405
Currently amenorrheic
v406
Currently abstaining
v407
Times breastfed during night
v408
Times breastfed during day
v409
Gave child plain water
v409a
NA - Gave child sugar water
v410
NA - Gave child juice
v410a
Gave child tea or coffe
v411
Gave child tinned/powder or fresh milk
v411a
Gave child baby formula
v412
NA - Gave child fresh milk
v412a
Gave child baby cereal
v412b
Gave child other porridge/gruel
v413
Gave child other liquid
v413a
NA - Gave child CS liquid
v413b
NA - Gave child CS liquid
v413c
NA - Gave child CS liquid
v413d
NA - Gave child CS liquid
v414a
NA - Gave child CS foods
v414b
NA - Gave child CS foods
v414c
NA - Gave child CS foods
v414d
NA - Gave child CS foods
v414e
Gave child bread, noddles, other made from grains
v414f
Gave child potatoes, cassave, or other tubers
v414g
Gave child eggs
v414h
Gave child meat (beef, pork, lamb, chicken, etc)
v414i
Gave child pumpink, carrots, squash (yellow or orange inside)
v414j
Gave child any dark green leafy vegetables
v414k
Gave child mangoes, papayas, other vitamin A fruits
v414l
Gave child any other fruits
v414m
Gave child liver, heart, other organs
v414n
Gave child fish or shellfish
v414o
Gave child food made from beans, peas, lentils, nuts
v414p
Gave child cheese, yogurt , other milk products
v414q
Gave child oil, fats, butter, products made of them
v414r
Gave child chocolates, sweets, candies, pastries, etc
v414s
Gave child other solid-semisolid food
v414t
NA - Gave child CS foods
v414u
NA - Gave child CS foods
v415
Drank from bottle with nipple
v416
Heard of oral rehydration
v417
Entries in maternity table
v418
Entries in health table
v419
Entries in height/weight table
v420
NA - Measurer's code
v421
NA - Assistant measurer's code
v426
When child put to breast
v437
Respondent's weight (kilos-1d)
v438
Respondent's height (cms-1d)
v439
Ht/A Percentile (resp.)
v440
Ht/A Standard deviations (resp
v441
Ht/A Percent ref. median (resp
v442
Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (DHS
v443
Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (Fog
v444
Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (WHO
v444a
Wt/Ht Std deviations(resp) DHS
v445
Body mass index for respondent
v446
Rohrer's index for respondent
v447
Result of measurement of resp.
v447a
Women's age in years from household report
v452a
Under age 18 (HH report)
v452b
Line no. of parent/caretaker
v452c
Read consent statement
v453
Hemoglobin level (g/dl - 1 decimal)
v454
Currently pregnant (household report)
v455
Result of measuring (Hemoglobin)
v456
Hemoglobin level adjusted by altitude (g/dl - 1 decimal)
v457
Anemia level
v458
NA - Agrees to referral
v459
Have bednet for sleeping (household report)
v460
Children under 5 slept under bednet last night (HH report)
v461
Respondent slept under bednet
v462
NA - Washed hands before preparing last meal
v463a
Smokes cigarettes
v463b
Smokes pipe
v463c
Chewing tobacco
v463d
Uses snuff
v463e
NA - Smokes country specific
v463f
NA - Smokes country specific
v463g
NA - Smokes country specific
v463x
Smokes other
v463z
Smokes nothing
v464
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
v465
Disposal of youngest child's stools when not using toilet
v466
NA - When child is seriously ill, can decide whether med tx sough
v467a
NA - Getting medical help for self: know where to go
v467b
Getting medical help for self: getting permission to go
v467c
Getting medical help for self: getting money needed for tx
v467d
Getting medical help for self: distance to health facility
v467e
Getting medical help for self: having to take transport
v467f
Getting medical help for self: not wanting to go alone
v467g
Getting medical help for self: concern no female health prov
v467h
Getting medical help for self: concern no provider
v467i
Getting medical help for self: concern no drugs available
v467j
NA - Getting medical help for self: CS
v467k
NA - Getting medical help for self: CS
v467l
NA - Getting medical help for self: CS
v467m
NA - Getting medical help for self: CS
v468
Columns used for Last Birth Only variables
v471a
Mother had tinned, powdered or fresh milk
v471b
Mother had tea or coffe
v471c
Mother had any other liquid
v471d
NA - Mother had CS liquid
v471e
NA - Mother had CS liquid
v471f
NA - Mother had CS liquid
v471g
NA - Mother had CS liquid
v472a
NA - Mother had CS foods
v472b
NA - Mother had CS foods
v472c
NA - Mother had CS foods
v472d
NA - Mother had CS foods
v472e
Mother had bread, noodles, other made from grains
v472f
Mother had potatoes, cassave, or other tubers
v472g
Mother had eggs
v472h
Mother had meat (beef, pork, lamb, chicken, etc)
v472i
Mother had pumpink, carrots, squash (yellow or orange inside)
v472j
Mother had any dark green leafy vegetables
v472k
Mother had mangoes, papayas, other vitamin A fruits
v472l
Mother had any other fuits
v472m
Mother had liver, heart, other organs
v472n
Mother had fish or shellfish
v472o
Mother had food made from beans, peas, lentis, nuts
v472p
Mother had cheese, yogurt , other milk products
v472q
Mother had oil, fats, butter, products made of them
v472r
Mother had chocolates, sweets, candies, pastries, etc
v472s
Mother had other solid-semisolid food
v472t
NA - Mother had CS foods
v472u
NA - Mother had CS foods
v473a
Read consent statement (HIV)
v473b
Result of measuring (HIV)
v474
Heard of Tuberculosis or TB
v474a
Tuberculosis spread by: air when coughing or sneezing
v474b
Tuberculosis spread by: sharing utensils
v474c
Tuberculosis spread by: touching a person with TB
v474d
Tuberculosis spread through food
v474e
Tuberculosis spread by: sexual contact
v474f
Tuberculosis spread by: mosquito bites
v474g
NA - Tuberculosis spread by: CS
v474h
NA - Tuberculosis spread by: CS
v474i
NA - Tuberculosis spread by: CS
v474j
NA - Tuberculosis spread by: CS
v474x
Tuberculosis spread by: other
v474z
Tuberculosis spread by: don't know
v475
Can tuberculosis be cured
v476
Keep secret when family member gets TB
v477
Number of injections in last 12 months
v478
Injections administered by a health worker
v479
Source for injection by health worker
v480
Syringe and needle from new, unopened package
v481
Covered by health insurance
v481a
Health insurance type: mutual/community organization
v481b
Health insurance type: provided by employer
v481c
Health insurance type: social security
v481d
Health insurance type: private/commercial purchased
v481e
NA - Health insurance type: CS
v481f
NA - Health insurance type: CS
v481g
NA - Health insurance type: CS
v481h
NA - Health insurance type: CS
v481x
Health insurance type: other
v482a
Arrange care of biological children under age 18
v482b
Primary caregiver of children under age 18
v482c
Arrange care of non-biological children < 18
Total: 165
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