Variable va5_stiffneck : Adult (Age in Years > 5) - Stiff Neck

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 22
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 1-9
Valid case(s): 281
Invalid: 0

File: VERBAL AUTOPSY ROUND 8

Description
Deceased had stiff neck
Universe
Deceased de jure household members (usual residents) in the geographic coverage area, aged 6+, in all rounds as follows:
- Rounds 1 - 8: all the deceased
- Rounds 9+: those who had an injury and an illness before death/those who did not have an injury before death
Source of information
Respondent

Categories

Value Category Cases
1 1. Yes 25 8.9%
2 2. No 141 50.2%
5 5. Missing Information 20 7.1%
6 6. Other 0 0.0%
7 7. Refusal 0 0.0%
8 8. Don't know 13 4.6%
9 9. Not applicable 82 29.2%
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 - 2.23: Did (NAME) have stiff neck?
Post-question
VA form for people 5 yrs & older - (N/Y/D).  If answer is N or D skip to Q2.25
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