Variable va5_vomitduration : Adult (Age in Years > 5) - Duration of vomiting (in days)

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 24
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 21-999
Valid case(s): 281
Invalid: 0

File: VERBAL AUTOPSY ROUND 8

Description
Duration of vomiting (in days)
Universe
Deceased de jure household members (usual residents) in the geographic coverage area, aged 6+, in all rounds and includes those who had vomiting.
Source of information
Respondent

Categories

Value Category Cases
1 5 1.8%
2 2 0.7%
3 3 1.1%
4 2 0.7%
5 1 0.4%
6 1 0.4%
7 3 1.1%
10 1 0.4%
14 2 0.7%
21 21. 21 Days + 40 14.2%
995 995. Missing Information 1 0.4%
996 996. Other 0 0.0%
997 997. Refusal 0 0.0%
998 998. Unknown 5 1.8%
999 999. Not applicable 215 76.5%
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.

Literal question
VA form for people 5 yrs & older - 2.15a: How many days did the vomiting last?
Post-question
VA form for people 5 yrs & older - (21 = 21 and more; 98 = Don't Know)
Interviewer instructions
Get and confirm responses for A.4 to A.10 from death registration form
Generated: JUL-28-2011 using the IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit