Nigeria - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS4)-2011 Nigeria, Fourth round
Reference ID | NGA-NBS-MICS4-2011-v1.0 |
Year | 2011 |
Country | Nigeria |
Producer(s) | National Bureau of Statistics [NBS] - Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) |
Sponsor(s) | United Nation Children Fund - UNICEF - Funding Fedral Government of Nigeria - FGN - Funding National Bureau of Statistics - NBS - Funding United Nation Fund For Population Activities - UNFPA - Funding Depertment for International Deve |
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Created on | Aug 29, 2012 |
Last modified | Jan 15, 2018 |
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Child drank less or more during illness
(Ca3)
File: MICS4 Under 5 Children data
File: MICS4 Under 5 Children data
Overview
Type:
Discrete Format: numeric Width: 1 Decimals: 0 | Valid cases: 3950 Invalid: 22067 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 9 |
Universe
CARE OF ILLNESS
Categories
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Much less | 909 | ![]() |
2 | Somewhat less | 1133 | ![]() |
3 | About the same | 1305 | ![]() |
4 | More | 265 | ![]() |
5 | Never gave food | 221 | ![]() |
6 | 96 | ![]() | |
8 | Dk | 19 | ![]() |
9 | Missing | 2 | ![]() |
Sysmiss | 22067 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Questions and instructions
Literal question
DURING THE TIME (name) HAD DIARRHOEA, WAS HE/SHE GIVEN LESS THAN USUAL TO EAT, ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT, MORE THAN USUAL, OR NOTHING TO EAT?
Post question
If "less", probe:
WAS HE/SHE GIVEN MUCH LESS THAN USUAL TO EAT OR SOMEWHAT LESS?
WAS HE/SHE GIVEN MUCH LESS THAN USUAL TO EAT OR SOMEWHAT LESS?
Interviewer instructions
For those children who had diarrhoea in the past 2 weeks, 'illness' in this and the next question refers to the diarrhoea episode. Disregard any additional illness these children might have had. If dehydrated, a child may take more fluids than usual. We want to know if the pattern of fluid consumption changed during the illness. The focus in this question is on how much fluid was actually consumed by the child. Ask the question just as it is worded here. Read out the entire question and circle the appropriate code for the caretaker's response. Get the respondent's best judgement of the relative amount of total fluids actually consumed by the child. All fluids are included, not just special ones given during diarrhoea. For example, water, tea, fruit juice, breastmilk and formula are included as well as special fluids such as ORS.
Try to find out what actually happened, not what the respondent thinks ought to have happened. An answer such as, "A child with diarrhoea (or 'a child who is ill') needs more fluids" is not satisfactory. You would need to ask, "BUT HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY DRINK DURING THIS DIARRHOEA?"
It may be difficult to estimate the relative amount of breastmilk taken by the child. The respondent may make an estimate based on whether the child nursed longer or more frequentl
Try to find out what actually happened, not what the respondent thinks ought to have happened. An answer such as, "A child with diarrhoea (or 'a child who is ill') needs more fluids" is not satisfactory. You would need to ask, "BUT HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY DRINK DURING THIS DIARRHOEA?"
It may be difficult to estimate the relative amount of breastmilk taken by the child. The respondent may make an estimate based on whether the child nursed longer or more frequentl