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Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2008-09

Kenya, 2008
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
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Data file: KE_Children_Recode

Cases: 6079
Variables: 1044

Variables

V452C
NA - Read consent statement
V453
NA - Hemoglobin level (g/dl - 1 decimal)
V454
NA - Currently pregnant (household report)
V455
NA - Result of measuring (Hemoglobin)
V456
NA - Hemoglobin level adjusted by altitude (g/dl - 1 decimal
V457
NA - Anemia level
V458
NA - Agrees to referral
V459
Have bednet for sleeping (household report)
V460
Children under 5 slept under bednet last night (HH report)
V461
Respondent slept under bednet
V462
NA - Washed hands before preparing last meal
V463A
Smokes cigarettes
V463B
Smokes pipe
V463C
Chewing tobacco
V463D
Uses snuff
V463E
NA - Smokes country specific
V463F
NA - Smokes country specific
V463G
NA - Smokes country specific
V463X
Smokes other
V463Z
Smokes nothing
V464
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
V465
Disposal of youngest child's stools when not using toilet
V466
NA - When child is seriously ill, can decide whether med tx
V467A
NA - Getting medical help for self: know where to go
V467B
NA - Getting medical help for self: getting permission to go
V467C
NA - Getting medical help for self: getting money needed for
V467D
NA - Getting medical help for self: distance to health facil
V467E
NA - Getting medical help for self: having to take transport
V467F
NA - Getting medical help for self: not wanting to go alone
V467G
NA - Getting medical help for self: concern no female health
V467H
NA - Getting medical help for self: concern no provider
V467I
NA - Getting medical help for self: concern no drugs availab
V467J
NA - Getting medical help for self: CS
V467K
NA - Getting medical help for self: CS
V467L
NA - Getting medical help for self: CS
V467M
NA - Getting medical help for self: CS
V468
Columns used for Last Birth Only variables
V471A
NA - Mother had tinned, powdered or fresh milk
V471B
NA - Mother had tea or coffee
V471C
NA - Mother had any other liquid
V471D
NA - Mother had CS liquid
V471E
NA - Mother had CS liquid
V471F
NA - Mother had CS liquid
V471G
NA - Mother had CS liquid
V472A
NA - Mother had CS foods
V472B
NA - Mother had CS foods
V472C
NA - Mother had CS foods
V472D
NA - Mother had CS foods
V472E
NA - Mother had bread, noodles, other made from grains
V472F
NA - Mother had potatoes, cassave, or other tubers
V472G
NA - Mother had eggs
V472H
NA - Mother had meat (beef, pork, lamb, chicken, etc)
V472I
NA - Mother had pumpkin, carrots, squash (yellow or orange i
V472J
NA - Mother had any dark green leafy vegetables
V472K
NA - Mother had mangoes, papayas, other vitamin A fruits
V472L
NA - Mother had any other fruits
V472M
NA - Mother had liver, heart, other organs
V472N
NA - Mother had fish or shellfish
V472O
NA - Mother had food made from beans, peas, lentis, nuts
V472P
NA - Mother had cheese, yogurt , other milk products
V472Q
NA - Mother had oil, fats, butter, products made of them
V472R
NA - Mother had chocolates, sweets, candies, pastries, etc
V472S
NA - Mother had other solid-semisolid food
V472T
NA - Mother had CS foods
V472U
NA - Mother had CS foods
V473A
Read consent statement (HIV)
V473B
Result of measuring (HIV)
V474
Heard of Tuberculosis or TB
V474A
Tuberculosis spread by: air when coughing or sneezing
V474B
Tuberculosis spread by: sharing utensils
V474C
Tuberculosis spread by: touching a person with TB
V474D
Tuberculosis spread through food
V474E
Tuberculosis spread by: sexual contact
V474F
Tuberculosis spread by: mosquito bites
V474G
Tuberculosis spread by: Smoking
V474H
NA - Tuberculosis spread by: CS
V474I
NA - Tuberculosis spread by: CS
V474J
NA - Tuberculosis spread by: CS
V474X
Tuberculosis spread by: other
V474Z
Tuberculosis spread by: don't know
V475
Can tuberculosis be cured
V476
Keep secret when family member gets TB
V477
NA - Number of injections in last 12 months
V478
NA - Injections administered by a health worker
V479
NA - Source for injection by health worker
V480
NA - Syringe and needle from new, unopened package
V481
Covered by health insurance
V481A
Health insurance type: mutual/community organization
V481B
Health insurance type: provided by employer
V481C
Health insurance type: social security
V481D
Health insurance type: private/commercial purchased
V481E
NA - Health insurance type: CS
V481F
NA - Health insurance type: CS
V481G
NA - Health insurance type: CS
V481H
NA - Health insurance type: CS
V481X
Health insurance type: other
V482A
NA - Arrange care of biological children under age 18
V482B
NA - Primary caregiver of children under age 18
V482C
NA - Arrange care of non-biological children < 18
V501
Current marital status
V502
Currently/formerly/never marr.
V503
Number of unions
V504
Husband lives in house
V505
Number of other wives
V506
Wife rank number
V507
Month of first marriage
V508
Year of first marriage
V509
Date of first marriage (CMC)
V510
Completeness of date inform.
V511
Age at first marriage
V512
Years since first marriage
V513
Marital duration (grouped)
V525
Age at first intercourse
V527
Time since last intercourse
V528
Time since last intercourse(g)
V529
Time since last intercourse(imputed)
V530
Flag for V529
V531
Age at first intercourse (imp)
V532
Flag for V531
V535
Have ever been married
V536
Recent sexual activity
V537
Months of abstinence
V538
NA - How previous marriage or union ended
V539
NA - Who received most of late husbands property
V540
NA - Respondent received any of late husband's assets or val
V541
Intends to postpone intercourse until marriage
V602
Fertility preference
V603
Preferred waiting time
V604
Preferred waiting time (grpd)
V605
Desire for more children
V613
Ideal number of children
V614
Ideal number of children (grp)
V616
Time for future birth
V621
Husbands desire for children
V623
Exposure
V624
Unmet need
V625
Exposure (definition 2)
V626
Unmet need (definition 2)
V627
Ideal number of boys
V628
Ideal number of girls
V629
Ideal number of either sex
V631
Problem if became pregnant
V632
Decision maker for using contraception
V633A
NA - Reason for not having sex: Husband has STD
V633B
NA - Reason for not having sex: Husband has other women
V633C
NA - Reason for not having sex: Recent birth
V633D
NA - Reason for not having sex: Tired, mood
V633E
NA - Reason for not having sex: CS
V633F
NA - Reason for not having sex: CS
V633G
NA - Reason for not having sex: CS
V634
Husband knows that respondent is using contraception
V701
Partner's education level
V702
Highest year of education
V704
Partner's occupation
V705
Partner's occupation
V714
Respondent currently working
V714A
Have a job from which respondent was absent
V715
Husbands education-single yrs
V716
Respondent's occupation
V717
Respondent's occupation
V719
Work for family, others, self
V721
Works at home or away
V729
Partner's educational attainm.
V730
Partners age
V731
Worked in last 12 months
V732
Employment all year/seasonal
V739
Who decides how to spend money
V740
Type of land where resp. works
V741
Type of earnings for work
V743A
Final say on own health care
V743B
Final say on making large household purchases
V743C
Final say on making household purchases for daily needs
V743D
Final say on visits to family or relatives
V743E
Final say on food to be cooked each day
V743F
Final say on deciding what to do with money husband earns
V744A
Wife beating justified if she goes out without telling him
V744B
Wife beating justified if she neglects the children
V744C
Wife beating justified if she argues with him
V744D
Wife beating justified if she refuses to have sex with him
V744E
Wife beating justified if she burns the food
V746
Earns more than partner
BIDX
Birth column number
BORD
Birth order number
B0
Child is twin
B1
Month of birth
B2
Year of birth
B3
Date of birth (CMC)
B4
Sex of child
B5
Child is alive
B6
Age at death
B7
Age at death (months-imputed)
B8
Current age of child
B9
Child lives with whom
B10
Completeness of information
B11
Preceding birth interval
B12
Succeeding birth interval
B13
Flag for age at death
B15
Live birth between births
B16
Child's line number in household
M1
Tetanus injections bef. birth
M1A
Tetanus injections before pregnancy
M1B
Month last tetanus injection before pregnancy
M1C
Year last tetanus injection before pregnancy
M1D
Years ago received last tetanus injection before pregnancy
M1E
Last tetanus injection before pregnancy (CMC)
M2A
Prenatal: doctor
M2B
Prenatal: nurse/midwife
M2C
NA - Prenatal: auxiliary midwife
M2D
Prenatal: Community health worker
M2E
NA - Prenatal: CS health profession
M2F
NA - Prenatal: trained birth att.
M2G
Prenatal: trad.birth attendant
M2H
NA - Prenatal: relative
M2I
NA - Prenatal: CS other person
M2J
NA - Prenatal: CS other person
M2K
Prenatal: other resp (uncoded)
M2L
NA - Prenatal: CS other
M2M
NA - Prenatal: CS other
M2N
Prenatal: no one
M3A
Assistance: doctor
M3B
Assistance: nurse/midwife
M3C
NA - Assistance: auxiliary midwife
M3D
Assistance: Community health worker
M3E
NA - Assistance: CS health profess.
M3F
NA - Assistance: trained birth att.
M3G
Assistance: trad.birth attend.
M3H
Assistance: relative, friend
M3I
NA - Assistance: CS other person
M3J
NA - Assistance: CS other person
M3K
Assistance: other resp (uncod)
M3L
NA - Assistance: CS other
M3M
NA - Assistance: CS other
M3N
Assistance: no one
M4
Duration of breastfeeding
M5
Months of breastfeeding
M6
Duration of amenorrhea
M7
Months of amenorrhea
M8
Duration of abstinence
M9
Months of abstinence
M10
Time wanted pregnancy
M11
Time would have waited
M13
Timing of 1st antenatal check
M14
Antenatal visits for pregnancy
M15
Place of delivery
M17
Delivery by caesarean section
M18
Size of child at birth
M19
Birth weight (kilos - 3 dec.)
M19A
Weight at birth recall
M27
Flag for breastfeeding
M28
Flag for amenorrhea
M29
Flag for abstinence
M34
When child put to breast
M35
Times breastfed during night
M36
Times breastfed during day
M38
Drank from bottle with nipple
M39
Times ate solid, semi-solid or soft food yesterday
M42A
During pregnancy - weighed
M42B
During pregnancy - height measured
M42C
During pregnancy - blood pressure taken
M42D
During pregnancy - urine sample taken
M42E
During pregnancy - blood sample taken
M43
Told about pregnancy complications
M44
Told where to go for pregnancy complications
M45
During pregancy, given or bought iron tablets/syrup
M46
Days tablets or syrup taken
M47
During pregnancy, had difficulty with daylight vision
M48
During pregnancy, had difficulty with night blindness
M49A
During pregnancy - took Fansidar for Malaria
M49B
During pregnancy - took Chloroquine for Malaria
M49C
During pregnancy - took AL Coartem
M49D
NA - During pregnancy - took country specific drug for Malar
M49E
NA - During pregnancy - took country specific drug for Malar
M49F
NA - During pregnancy - took country specific drug for Malar
M49G
NA - During pregnancy - took country specific drug for Malar
M49X
During pregnancy - took other drug for Malaria
M49Z
During pregnancy - took no drug for Malaria
M51A
Respondent checkup after deliver timing
M54
Received Vitamin A dose in first 2 months after delivery
M55A
First 3 days, given milk other than breast milk
M55B
First 3 days, given plain water
M55C
First 3 days, given sugar/glucose water
M55D
First 3 days, given gripe water
M55E
First 3 days, given sugar/salt/water solution
M55F
First 3 days, given fruit juice
M55G
First 3 days, given infant formula
M55H
First 3 days, given tea/infusions
M55I
First 3 days, given honey
M55J
NA - First 3 days, given country specific
M55K
NA - First 3 days, given country specific
M55L
NA - First 3 days, given country specific
M55M
NA - First 3 days, given country specific
M55N
NA - First 3 days, given country specific
M55X
First 3 days, given other
M55Z
First 3 days, given nothing
M57A
Antenatal care: your home
M57B
NA - Antenatal care: other home
M57C
NA - Antenatal care: CS home
M57D
NA - Antenatal care: CS home
M57E
Antenatal care: govt. hospital
M57F
Antenatal care: govt. health center
Total: 1044