Variable vu5_armpitswelling : Under 5 Years (Aged >28 Days & <=5 Years) - Hard Swelling in Armpits
Overview
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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 these symptoms/conditions during the illness that led to death: There was a hard swelling in armpits
Universe
Deceased de jure household members (usual residents) in the geographic coverage area, aged between 29 days and 5 years, in all rounds.
Source of information
Respondent
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
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| 1 | 1. Yes | 1 |  0.4%
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| 2 | 2. No | 56 | 19.9%
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| 5 | 5. Missing Information | 10 | 3.6%
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| 6 | 6. Other | 0 | 0.0%
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| 7 | 7. Refusal | 0 | 0.0%
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| 8 | 8. Don't know | 6 | 2.1%
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| 9 | 9. Not applicable | 208 | 74.0%
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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 - 2.18: Was there a hard swelling in the armpits of the child?
Post-question
VA form for children under-5 yrs - (N/Y/D)
Interviewer instructions
Get and confirm responses for A.4 to A.10 from death registration form