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| variable | definition (if phrased as a question, 0=no 1=yes) | comments |
| childid | child ID | |
| hh_id | ||
| district_id | district id | |
| subc | numerical subcounty code | |
| idate_month | month/year of interview | |
| totchild | total children under 5 in this household | |
| cagegrp | child age group | |
| mother | tags 1 row per household for households where there are more than one child (for analyses of household-level variables) | |
| allfever | did child have fever? | (only filled if child is age 4m+) |
| fever | had fever, excl those with neg blood test | (only filled if child is age 4m+) |
| malaria | child had fever+positive test? | (only filled if child is age 4m+) |
| anydiarr | did child have diarrhoea? | |
| anysevdia | child had severe diarrhoea (8+stools)? | |
| sevdiarrh | child had 8+ watery stools? | |
| epil | did child have convulsions? | |
| notcons | was child unconscious? | |
| ill | sick with fever/diarr/pneum? | |
| illtype | condition the child has (categories): 11=malaria 22=diarrhoea 33=pneumonia | |
| provfirst | 1st location care sought | |
| aprovfirst | 1st location care sought - Includes children with malaria-negative fever | |
| vht_novht | =1 if first location visited was the Village Health Team member (VHT aka community health worker or CHW), otherwise 0 | |
| avht_novht | =1 if first location visited was the Village Health Team member (VHT aka community health worker or CHW), otherwise 0. Includes children with malaria-negative fever | |
| provsec | second location sought care | |
| agegrp | age group of respondent (primary carer) | |
| ethnic | ethnicity of respondent (primary carer) | |
| edu2 | primary/secondary education | |
| farmer | respondent is a farmer? | |
| relig | religion-christian/Muslim/other | |
| missds | =1 if child has missing socio-economic status vars, otherwise 0 | |
| relhoh | relationship of respondent to Head of household (HoH) | |
| gender | re-coded gender of child (1=male, 0=female) | |
| vhtcom | does community have a vht? | |
| visitm | did vht visit in past month? | |
| vhtvacc | did vht ask about vaccinations? | can be skipped |
| vhtrec | did vht keep a health record? | can be skipped |
| advht | did vht advise on health habits? | can be skipped |
| vhtask | vht asked about hygiene/health? | can be skipped |
| misvht1 | Child has responses missing for either VHTCOM or VISITM | |
| misvht2 | Child has responses missing for any of VHTVACC VHTREC ADVHT VHTASK | |
| novhtreas | reasons for not visiting vht 1st or 2nd | can be skipped |
| totcareseekcost | cost of care seeking (Uganda Shillings) | |
| logtotcost | log cost of care seeking (Uganda Shillings) | |
| ses | updated wealth index Aug2015 - lowest=household is in lowest wealth quintile, second=second lowest, etc | |
| totapp | was this condition (fever, diarrhoea, pneumonia) appropriately treated? 0=no 1=yes | |
| tot2app | was this condition (confirmed malaria diarrhoea, pneumonia) appropriately treated? 0=no 1=yes | skipped if child does not fulfill all criteria required in denominator (e.g. child must have specific symptoms) |
| totqapp | was this condition (fever, diarrhoea, pneumonia) appropriately treated (including quinine as an appropriate treatment)? 0=no 1=yes | |
| totfapp | was this condition (confirmed malaria diarrhoea, pneumonia) appropriately treated with firstline drugs? 0=no 1=yes | |
| totinap_any | restricted to conditions that were not appropriately treated: were other drugs given (0=no 1=yes)? | skipped if child does not fulfill all criteria required in denominator (e.g. child must not have been appropriately treated) |