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Table 1 List of variables, variable labels, field type and their categories extracted from the Demographic and Health Survey Myanmar, 2015–2016

From: Utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets and care-seeking for fever and its associated socio-demographic and geographical factors among under-five children in different regions: evidence from the Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey, 2015–2016

Variable name

Variable label

Field type

Value labels

Respsex

Respondent’s sex

Integer

Female

Male

Not recorded

Respage

Respondent’s age

Integer

 

Childsex

Sex of under-five children

Integer

Female

Male

Childage

Children’s age in completed months

Integer

 

Wealthindex

Wealth index of household

Integer

Poorest

Poor

Middle

Richer

Richest

Occumom

Occupation of mother

I

Dependent

Casual

Staff

Migrant

Own

Occudata

Occupation of father

I

Dependent

Casual

Staff

Migrant

Own

Unknown

Edumom

Education of mother

Integer

Literacy

Primary

Middle

Higher

Graduated

Not recorded

Edudad

Education of father

Integer

Literacy

Primary

Middle

Higher

Graduated

Region

Region where for interviewed HH

Interger

Kachin

Kayah

Kayin

Chin

Mon

Delta

Rakhine

Shan

Yangon

Mandalay

Sagaing

Magway

Bago

Thanitarry

NayPyiTaw territory

Resid

Place residence of HH

I

Rural

Urban

Hhmember

Number of HH member

I

 

Numu5

Number of Under 5 children

I

 

Sleepu5

Number of U5 children slept under INT

I

Yes

No

Hhitn

HH possess ITN

I

Yes

No

Feveru5

Number of U5 Child had fever within 2 weeks

I

 

U5seek

Number of U5 children with fever taken to health facility or health care provider

I