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new definition of ARI [message #16147]

Fri, 09 November 2018 17:11

lucianabrondi
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Registered: October 2014
Location: Scotland

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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

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Re: new definition of ARI [message #16229 is a reply to message #16147]

Thu, 29 November 2018 09:18

fredarnold
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Registered: March 2014

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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.

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Re: new definition of ARI [message #16231 is a reply to message #16229]

Thu, 29 November 2018 10:17

lucianabrondi
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Registered: October 2014
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Thanks, Fred, I thought so.
Luciana

Luciana Brondi
CPHS, University of Edinburgh

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