Description

COUTRWEAK indicates whether the woman respondent said, in response to an open-ended question, that weakness or tiredness indicated a child sick with a cough should be taken to a health facility or health worker for treatment. This response did not appear on the survey form, but rather was constructed from written-in "other" responses.

Comparability

COUTRWEAK has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

COUTRWEAK is incorporated in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase 3, through a variable for country-specific responses about signs of illness with cough indicating that the child should be taken to a health facility.

Universe