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Codes and Frequencies
Description
MLSYMAPP indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported poor appetite as a symptom of malaria.
The related variable MLSYMAPPVOM indicates whether the female respondent reported lack of appetite or vomiting as a symptom of malaria.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording (noted below), MLSYMAPP is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
MLSYMAPP is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Tanzania [top]
The 2015 Tanzania asks specifically about symptoms of malaria in a young child.
Universe
- Burundi 2012: Women age 15-49 who have heard of malaria.
- Ghana 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have heard of malaria.
- Liberia 2009: Women age 15-49 who have heard of malaria.
- Liberia 2011: Women age 15-49 who have heard of malaria.
- Liberia 2016: Women age 15-49 who have heard of malaria.
- Nigeria 2010: Women age 15-49 who have heard of malaria.
- Nigeria 2015: Women age 15-49 who have heard of malaria.
- Tanzania 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2017: Women age 15-49.
