Variable vu5_size : Infant (Age in Years <= 1) - At birth (Baby's size)
Overview
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Type:
Discrete
Format: numeric Width: 23 Decimal(s): 0 Range: 1-99 |
Valid case(s): 281
Invalid: 0 |
File: VERBAL AUTOPSY ROUND 8
Description
The deceased was very small, smaller than usual, about average size, or larger than usual as a baby
Universe
Deceased de jure household members (usual residents) in the geographic coverage area, aged 1 and under, in rounds 1 - 4, 8+.
Source of information
Respondent
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Very small | 4 |  1.4%
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| 2 | 2. Smaller than usual | 6 | 2.1%
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| 3 | 3. About average size | 25 | 8.9%
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| 4 | 4. Larger than usual | 3 | 1.1%
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| 95 | 95. Missing Information | 17 | 6.0%
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| 96 | 96. Other | 0 | 0.0%
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| 97 | 97. Refusal | 0 | 0.0%
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| 98 | 98. Unknown | 1 | 0.4%
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| 99 | 99. Not applicable | 225 | 80.1%
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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 children under-5 yrs - 2.6d: Was the baby, 1 = Very small; 2 = Smaller than usual; 3 = About average size; 4 = Larger than usual; 8 = Don't know?
Interviewer instructions
Get and confirm responses for A.4 to A.10 from death registration form