Living Standards Survey III 1991-1992 - World Bank SHIP Harmonized Dataset

Ghana, 1991 - 1992

Reference ID

GHA_1991_GLSS_v01_M_v01_A_SHIP

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)

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Apr 25, 2019

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receive vitamin A (q6517)

Data file: WHS-Zimbabwe_F5

Overview

Valid: 1637

Invalid: 2463

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

In the last 12 months did (NAME) receive a vitamin A capsule or supplement (like this)?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
5	No
8	Do not know
Sysmiss

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.

Interviewer instructions

These question (Q6517-Q6518) is to be asked only in countries where supplementation programmes exist. Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable childhood blindness, as well as a major contributing factor to the severity of several other causes of childhood morbidity and mortality. Deficiency in this crucial micronutrient can be avoided by giving children supplements of vitamin A capsule, usually every six months. This two questions ask respondents whether the child has ever received vitamin A supplementation in the last 12 months, and if so how many dose. If there is confusion, the interviewer should show the respondent a sample of vitamin A capsule.

Description

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Questions to be asked to households with children under 5 years.