Variable vu5_groinswelling : Under 5 Years (Aged >28 Days & <=5 Years) - Hard Swelling in Groin

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 these symptoms/conditions during the illness that led to death: Hard swelling seen in groin
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
1 1. Yes 2 0.7%
2 2. No 43 15.3%
5 5. Missing Information 23 8.2%
6 6. Other 0 0.0%
7 7. Refusal 0 0.0%
8 8. Don't know 5 1.8%
9 9. Not applicable 208 74.0%
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 - 2.19: Was there a hard swelling in the groin 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
Generated: JUL-28-2011 using the IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit