IPUMS DHS: descr: ORSWATERAMT

IPUMS DHS

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ORSWATERAMT (ORSWATERAMT)

Number of containers/units of water used for ORS

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Codes and Frequencies

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An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample

Code	Label	nepal 96
00	0	X
01	1	X
02	2	X
03	3	X
04	4	X
05	5	X
06	6	X
07	7	X
08	8	X
09	9	·
10	10	X
97	Don't know	X
98	Missing	X
99	NIU (not in universe)	X

Description

ORSWATERAMT reports the number of containers (or units) of water the respondent used to prepare the ORS mixture. The complementary variable ORSCONTAINER indicates the type of container the respondent used to prepare the ORS mixture.

The related variable ORSPREPWAT (V423) reports the quantity of water, measured in milliliters, used to prepare the ORS mixture.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL

Nepal

Comparability

ORSWATERAMT has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Comparability — Nepal [top]

According to the DHS Final Report for the 1996 Nepal sample, "[A] woman who mixed a full packet of Jeevan Jal with one litre, or two manas, or six tea glasses of water is considered as having prepared Jeevan Jal correctly."

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Comparability — Nepal [top]

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