Description

MLMSGPREACT indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the household respondent reported seeing or hearing a malaria prevention message about the effectiveness of ACTs (artemisinin-based combination therapies), which are given to treat malaria.

Because the information in MLMSGPREACT is taken from the household record, it applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2") when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.

Comparability

MLMSGPREACT has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

MLMSGPREACT is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

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