COUTRTHIN
(COUTRTHIN)
Signs cough needs treatment: Child too thin
Codes and Frequencies
Description
COUTRTHIN indicates whether the woman respondent said, in response to an open-ended question, that extreme thinness indicated a child sick with a cough should be taken to a health facility or health worker for treatment.
Comparability
COUTRTHIN has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
COUTRTHIN is incorporated in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase 3, through a variable for country-specific responses about signs of illness with a cough indicating that the child should be taken to a health facility.
Universe
- Mozambique 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2003: All women age 15-49.
