Table 1.
Variables recoding procedures.
| Variables | Code at DHS dataset | Categories in DHS | Recoding procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level one variables (Individual level variables) | |||
| Number of children under 5 | v137 | One | 1 = “one” |
| Two | 2 = “two” | ||
| Three | 3 = “three” | ||
| Four | 4 = “four” | ||
| Five or above | 5 = “five or above”. | ||
| Age of the child (In years) | hw1 | One year old | 1 = “min/12 months” |
| Two years old | 2 = “13/24 months” | ||
| Three years old | 3 = “25/36 months” | ||
| Four years old | 4 = “37/48 months” | ||
| Five years old | 5 = “49/60 months”. | ||
| Sex of the child | b4 | Male | 1 = “male” |
| Female | 2 = “female” | ||
| Body mass index (BMI) of children under five | This was deduced by code from the dataset. | 1 | 1 = “min–9.9” |
| 2 | 2 = “9.9–14.9” | ||
| 3 | 3 = “14.9–18.5” | ||
| 4 | 4 = “18.5–24.9” | ||
| 5 | 5 = “24.9–max”. | ||
| Wealth index | v190 | Poorest | 1 = “poorest” |
| Poorer | 2 = “poorer” | ||
| Middle | 3 = “middle” | ||
| Richer | 4 = “richer” | ||
| Richest | 5 = “richest” | ||
| Respondents’ occupation (grouped) | v705 | Did not work | 0 = “Did not work” |
| Agriculture | 1 = “Agriculture” | ||
| Manual labour | 2 = “Manual labour” | ||
| Professional/technical/managerial | 3 = “Professional/technical/managerial” | ||
| Others | 4 = “Others” | ||
| Partner/husband’s occupation (grouped) | v717 | Did not work | 0 = “Did not work” |
| Agriculture | 1 = “Agriculture” | ||
| Manual labour | 2 = “Manual labour” | ||
| Professional/technical/managerial | 3 = “Professional/technical/managerial” | ||
| Others | 4 = “Others” | ||
| Had fever in last two weeks | h22 | Yes | 1 = “Yes” |
| No | 0 = “No” | ||
| Antibiotic taken for fever | This was deducted by code from the dataset. | Yes | 1 = “Yes” |
| No | 0 = “No” | ||
| Months of breastfeeding | m5 | One year breastfed | 1 = “min/12 months” |
| Two years breastfed | 2 = “13/24 months” | ||
| Three years breastfed | 3 = “25/36 months” | ||
| Four years breastfed | 4 = “37/48 months” | ||
| Five years breastfed | 5 = “49/60 months” | ||
| Ever breastfed, not currently breastfed | 93 = “ever not currently breastfed” | ||
| Never breastfed | 94 = “never breastfed” | ||
| Inconsistent | 97 = “inconsistent” | ||
| Delivery by caesarean section | m17 | No | 1 = “Yes” |
| Yes | 0 = “No” | ||
| Ever had vaccination | h10 | No | 1 = “Yes” |
| Yes | 0 = “No” | ||
| Level two variables (Community variables) | |||
| Type of place of residence | v025 | Urban | 1 = “Urban” |
| Rural | 2 = “Rural” | ||
| Country code | v000 | This cell needs a hand | |
| Dependent variables | |||
| Antibiotics prescribed for fever by qualified doctors | This was deducted by code from the dataset. | Yes | 1 = “Yes” |
| No | 0 = “No” | ||
| Random effect variables | |||
| Sampling weight | v005 | For weighting the observation | |
| Primary sampling unit (PSU) | v021 | For sample selection | |
| Strata | v022 | For stratification | |