The DHS Program User Forum
Discussions regarding The DHS Program data and results
Home » Countries » India » new definition of ARI
new definition of ARI [message #16147] Fri, 09 November 2018 17:11 Go to next message
lucianabrondi is currently offline  lucianabrondi
Messages: 18
Registered: October 2014
Location: Scotland
Member
Dear Moderators,

I am using NFHS4 India, looking at acute respiratory symptoms. If this survey uses questionnaire recode VI for ARI, should I use the old definition, which includes cough, i. e:

ari=1 if h31==2 & (h31b = 1 & h31c==3/1)

Or should I use the new one, without cough?

ari=1 if H31B == 1 & (H31C ==1 | H31C == 3)

I wonder it that matter considering how the survey was applied.
Thanks



Luciana Brondi
CPHS, University of Edinburgh
Re: new definition of ARI [message #16229 is a reply to message #16147] Thu, 29 November 2018 09:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
fredarnold is currently offline  fredarnold
Messages: 45
Registered: March 2014
Member
The NFHS-4 report (Table 9.7) defines symptoms of ARI in footnote 1 as follows:
"Symptoms of ARI include cough accompanied by short, rapid breathing which is chest related and/or difficult breathing which is chest related." If you want to be consistent with the report, I suggest using that definition.
Re: new definition of ARI [message #16231 is a reply to message #16229] Thu, 29 November 2018 10:17 Go to previous message
lucianabrondi is currently offline  lucianabrondi
Messages: 18
Registered: October 2014
Location: Scotland
Member
Thanks, Fred, I thought so.
Luciana


Luciana Brondi
CPHS, University of Edinburgh
Previous Topic: Issues with weight and height data
Next Topic: Maternal Mortality
Goto Forum:
  


Current Time: Fri Mar 29 04:00:40 Coordinated Universal Time 2024