Demographic and Health Survey 1999

Zimbabwe, 1999

Reference ID

ZWE_1999_DHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Central Statistical Office

Metadata

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Apr 25, 2019

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IM17. Has ever been given Measles vaccination injections or MMR? (im17)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Has (name) ever been given "Measles vaccination injections" or MMR - that is, a shot in the arm at the age of 9 months or older - to prevent him/her from getting measles?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
8	DK
9	Missing

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

Questions IM10 through IM18 are asked only to mothers/primary caretakers of children who do not have vaccination cards, or those children for whom vaccination cards were not shown. --- Circle the code corresponding to the response. If the caretaker specifically mentions measles vaccine but refers to an injection in the thigh, accept the answer as valid and circle '1' for 'Yes'.

Description

Universe

Children aged 0-4

Others

Notes

These variables haven't been used in Final Report analysis, because doubts that child caretakers are not fully aware of immunisation.