2018-2019 Macedonia MICS

Woman's information panel: WM

WM1. Cluster number: _ _ _

WM2. Household number: _ _

WM3. Woman's name and line number:
WM4. Supervisor's name and number:
WM5. Interviewer's name and number:
WM6. Day/month/year of interview:
Check woman's age in HL6 in list of household members, household questionnaire: If age 15-17, verify in HH33 that adult consent for interview is obtained or not necessary (HL20=90). If consent is needed and not obtained, the interview must not commence and '06' should be recorded in WM17.

WM7. Record the time:
WM8. Check completed questionnaires in this household: Have you or another member of your team interviewed this respondent for another questionnaire?

WM9A. Hello, my name is (your name). We are from State Statistical Office. We are conducting a survey about the situation of children, families and households. I would like to talk to you about your health and other topics. This interview usually takes about 25 minutes. We are also interviewing mothers about their children. All the information we obtain will remain strictly confidential and anonymous. If you wish not to answer a question or wish to stop the interview, please let me know. May I start now?

WM9B. Now I would like to talk to you about your health and other topics in more detail. This interview will take about number minutes. Again, all the information we obtain will remain strictly confidential and anonymous. If you wish not to answer a question or wish to stop the interview, please let me know. May I start now?


WM17. Result of woman's interview.
Discuss any result not completed with Supervisor.

Woman's background: WB

WB1. Check the respondent's line number (WM3) in woman's information panel and the respondent to the household questionnaire (HH47):
WB2. Check ED5 in education module in the household questionnaire for this respondent: Highest level of school attended:
WB3. In what month and year were you born?

WB4. How old are you?
Probe: How old were you at your last birthday? If responses to WB3 and WB4 are inconsistent, probe further and correct. Age must be recorded.
WB5. Have you ever attended school or pre-school education?

WB6. What is the highest level and grade or year of school you have attended?

WB7. Did you complete that (grade/year)?

WB8. Check WB4: Age of respondent:
WB9. At any time during the 2018-2019 school year did you attend school?

WB10. During this 2018-2019 school year, which level and grade or year are you attending?

WB11. At any time during the previous school year did you attend school?

WB12. During that previous school year, which level and grade or year did you attend?

WB13. Check WB6: Highest level of school attended:
WB14. Now I would like you to read this sentence to me.
Show sentence on the card to the respondent. If respondent cannot read whole sentence, probe: Can you read part of the sentence to me?
WB15. How long have you been continuously living in (name of current city, town or village of residence)?
If less than one year, record '00' years.
WB16. Just before you moved here, did you live in a city, in a town, or in a rural area?
Probe to identify the type of place. If unable to determine whether the place is a city, a town or a rural area, write the name of the place and then temporarily record '9' until you learn the appropriate category for the response.
(Name of place) ____

WB17. Before you moved here, in which municipality did you live in?

WB18. Are you covered by any health insurance?

WB19. What type of health insurance are you covered by?
Record all mentioned.
Fertility/Birth history: CM

CM1. Now I would like to ask about all the births you have had during your life. Have you ever given birth?
This module and the birth history should only include children born alive. Any stillbirths should not be included in response to any question.
CM2. Do you have any sons or daughters to whom you have given birth who are now living with you?

CM3. How many sons live with you?
If none, record '00'.
CM4. How many daughters live with you?
If none, record '00'.
CM5. Do you have any sons or daughters to whom you have given birth who are alive but do not live with you?

CM6. How many sons are alive but do not live with you?
If none, record '00'.
CM7. How many daughters are alive but do not live with you?
If none, record '00'.
CM8. Have you ever given birth to a boy or girl who was born alive but later died?
If 'No' probe by asking:
I mean, to any baby who cried, who made any movement, sound, or effort to breathe, or who showed any other signs of life even if for a very short time?

CM9. How many boys have died?
If none, record '00'.
CM10. How many girls have died?
If none, record '00'.
CM11. Sum answers to CM3, CM4, CM6, CM7, CM9 and CM10.
CM12. Just to make sure that I have this right, you have had in total (total number in CM11) births during your life. Is this correct?

CM13. Check responses to CM1-CM10 and make corrections as necessary until response in CM12 is 'Yes'.

CM14. Check CM11: How many live births?
Fertility/birth history: BH

BH0. Now I would like to record the names of all of your births, whether still alive or not, starting with the first one you had.
Record names of all of the births in BH1. Record twins and triplets on separate lines.

BH0. BH line number _ _

BH1. What name was given to your (first/next) baby? ____

BH2. Were any of these births twins?

BH3. Is (name of birth) a boy or a girl?

BH4. In what month and year was (name of birth) born?
Probe: What is (his/her) birthday?
BH5. Is (name of birth) still alive?

BH6. How old was (name of birth) at (his/her) last birthday?
Record age in completed years.
BH7. Is (name of birth) living with you?

BH8. Record household line number of child (from HL1)
Record '00' if child is not listed.
BH9. How old was (name of birth) when (he/she) died?
If '1 year', probe: How many months old was (name of birth)? Record days if less than 1 month; record months if less than 2 years; or years
BH10. Were there any other live births between (name of previous birth) and (name of birth), including any children who died after birth?

BH11. Have you had any live births since the birth of (name of last birth listed)?

CM15. Compare number in CM11 with number of births listed in the birth history above and check:
CM16. Probe and reconcile responses in the birth history until response in CM12 is 'Yes'.

CM17. Check BH4: Last birth occurred within the last 2 years, that is, since (month of interview) in (year of interview minus 2)?
If the month of interview and the month of birth are the same, and the year of birth is (year of interview minus 2), consider this as a birth within the last 2 years.
CM18. Copy name of the last child listed in BH1.
If the child has died, take special care when referring to this child by name in the following modules.
Desire for last birth: DB

DB1. Check CM17: Was there a live birth in the last 2 years?
Copy name of last birth listed in the birth history (CM18) to here and use where indicated:
Name ____

DB2. When you got pregnant with (name), did you want to get pregnant at that time?

DB3. Check CM11: Number of births:
DB4A. Did you want to have a baby later on, or did you not want any children?
DB4B. Did you want to have a baby later on, or did you not want any more children?

Maternal and newborn health: MN

MN1. Check CM17: Was there a live birth in the last 2 years?
Copy name of last birth listed in the birth history (CM18) to here and use where indicated:
Name ____

MN2. Did you see anyone for antenatal care during your pregnancy with (name)?

MN3. Whom did you see?
Probe: Anyone else? Probe for the type of person seen and record all answers given.
MN4. How many weeks or months pregnant were you when you first received antenatal care for this pregnancy?
Record the answer as stated by respondent. If "9 months" or later, record 9.
MN5. How many times did you receive antenatal care during this pregnancy?
Probe to identify the number of times antenatal care was received. If a range is given, record the minimum number of times antenatal care received.
MN6. As part of your antenatal care during this pregnancy, were any of the following done at least once:




MN19. Who assisted with the delivery of (name)?
Probe: Anyone else? Probe for the type of person assisting and record all answers given.
MN20. Where did you give birth to (name)?
Probe to identify the type of place. If unable to determine whether public or private, write the name of the place and then temporarily record '76' until you learn the appropriate category for the response.
(Name of place) ____

MN21. Was (name) delivered by caesarean section? That is, did they cut your belly open to take the baby out?

MN22. When was the decision made to have the caesarean section?
Probe if necessary: Was it before or after your labour pains started?
MN23. Immediately after the birth, was (name) put directly on the bare skin of your chest?
If necessary, show the picture of skin-to-skin position. [Image omitted]
MN24. Before being placed on the bare skin of your chest, was the baby wrapped up?

MN25. Was (name) dried or wiped soon after birth?

MN26. How long after the birth was (name) bathed for the first time?
If "immediately" or less than 1 hour, record '000'. If less than 24 hours, record hours. If "1 day" or "next day", probe: About how many hours after the delivery? If "24 hours", probe to ensure best estimate of less than 24 hours or 1 day. If 24 hours or more, record days.
MN32. When (name) was born, was (he/she) very large, larger than average, average, smaller than average, or very small?

MN33. Was (name) weighed at birth?

MN34. How much did (name) weigh?
If a card is available, record weight from card.
MN35. Has your menstrual period returned since the birth of (name)?

MN36. Did you ever breastfeed (name)?

MN37. How long after birth did you first put (name) to the breast?
If less than 1 hour, record '00' hours. If less than 24 hours, record hours. Otherwise, record days.
MN38. In the first three days after delivery, was (name) given anything to drink other than breast milk?

MN39A. What was (name) given to drink?
Probe: Anything else? 'Not given anything to drink' is not a valid response and response category Y cannot be recorded.
MN39B. In the first three days after delivery, what was (name) given to drink?
Probe: Anything else? 'Not given anything to drink' (category Y) can only be recorded if no other response category is recorded.
Post-natal health checks: PN

PN1. Check CM17: Was there a live birth in the last 2 years?
Copy name of last birth listed in the birth history (CM18) to here and use where indicated:
Name ____

PN2. Check MN20: Was the child delivered in a health facility?
PN3. Now I would like to ask you some questions about what happened in the hours and days after the birth of (name).
You have said that you gave birth in (name or type of facility in MN20). How long did you stay there after the delivery?
If less than one day, record hours. If less than one week, record days. Otherwise, record weeks.
PN4. I would like to talk to you about checks on (name)'s health after delivery - for example, someone examining (name), checking the cord, or seeing if (name) is ok.
Before you left the (name or type of facility in MN20), did anyone check on (name)'s health?

PN5. And what about checks on your health - I mean, someone assessing your health, for example asking questions about your health or examining you?
Did anyone check on your health before you left (name or type or facility in MN20)?

PN6. Now I would like to talk to you about what happened after you left (name or type of facility in MN20).
Did anyone check on (name)'s health after you left (name or type of facility in MN20)?

PN7. Check MN19: Did a health professional, traditional birth attendant, or community health worker assist with the delivery?
PN8. You have already said that (person or persons in MN19) assisted with the birth. Now I would like to talk to you about checks on (name)'s health after delivery, for example examining (name), checking the cord, or seeing if (name) is ok.
After the delivery was over and before (person or persons in MN19) left you, did (person or persons in MN19) check on (name)'s health?

PN9. And did (person or persons in MN19) check on your health before leaving, for example asking questions about your health or examining you?

PN10. After the (person or persons in MN19) left you, did anyone check on the health of (name)?

PN11. I would like to talk to you about checks on (name)'s health after delivery -- for example, someone examining (name), checking the cord, or seeing if the baby is ok.
After (name) was delivered, did anyone check on (his/her) health?

PN12. Did such a check happen only once, or more than once?

PN13A. How long after delivery did that check happen?
PN13B. How long after delivery did the first of these checks happen?
If less than one day, record hours. If less than one week, record days. Otherwise, record weeks.
PN14. Who checked on (name)'s health at that time?

PN15. Where did this check take place?
Probe to identify the type of place. If unable to determine whether public or private, write the name of the place and then temporarily record '76' until you learn the appropriate category for the response.
(Name of place) ____

PN16. Check MN20: Was the child delivered in a health facility?
PN17. After you left (name or type of facility in MN20), did anyone check on your health?

PN18. Check MN19: Did a health professional, traditional birth attendant, or community health worker assist with the delivery?
PN19. After the delivery was over and (person or persons in MN19) left, did anyone check on your health?

PN20. After the birth of (name), did anyone check on your health, for example asking questions about your health or examining you?

PN21. Did such a check happen only once, or more than once?

PN22A. How long after delivery did that check happen?
PN22B. How long after delivery did the first of these checks happen?
If less than one day, record hours. If less than one week, record days. Otherwise, record weeks.
PN23. Who checked on your health at that time?

PN24. Where did this check take place?
Probe to identify the type of place.
If unable to determine whether public or private, write the name of the place and then temporarily record '76' until you learn the appropriate category for the response.
(Name of place)____

PN25. During the first two days after birth, did any health care provider do any of the following either at home or at a facility:




PN26. Check MN36: Was child ever breastfed?
PN27. Observe (name)'s breastfeeding?

PN28. Check MN33: Was child weighed at birth?
PN29A. You mentioned that (name) was weighed at birth. After that, was (name) weighed again by a health care provider within two days?
PN29B. You mentioned that (name) was not weighed at birth. Was (name) weighed at all by a health care provider within two days after birth?
PN29C. You mentioned that you do not know if (name) was weighed at birth. Was (name) weighed at all by a health care provider within two days after birth?

PN30. During the first two days after (name)'s birth, did any health care provider give you information on the symptoms that require you to take your sick child to a health facility for care?

Contraception: CP

CP0. I would like to talk with you about another subject: family planning.
Couples use various ways or methods to delay or avoid a pregnancy. Have you heard of?

CP1. Are you pregnant now?

CP2. Couples use various ways or methods to delay or avoid getting pregnant.
Are you currently doing something or using any method to delay or avoid getting pregnant?

CP3. Have you ever done something or used any method to delay or avoid getting pregnant?

CP4. What are you doing to delay or avoid a pregnancy?
Do not prompt. If more than one method is mentioned, record each one.
Unmet need: UN

Db2
UN1. Check CP1: Currently pregnant?
UN2. Now I would like to talk to you about your current pregnancy. When you got pregnant, did you want to get pregnant at that time?

UN3. Check CM11: Any births?
UN4A. Did you want to have a baby later on or did you not want any children?
UN4B. Did you want to have a baby later on or did you not want any more children?

UN5. Now I would like to ask some questions about the future. After the child you are now expecting, would you like to have another child, or would you prefer not to have any more children?

UN6. Check CP4: Currently using 'Female sterilization'?
UN7. Now I would like to ask you some questions about the future. Would you like to have (a/another) child, or would you prefer not to have any (more) children?

UN8. How long would you like to wait before the birth of (a/another) child?
Record the answer as stated by respondent.
UN9. Check CP1: Currently pregnant?
UN10. Check CP2: Currently using a method?
UN11. Do you think you are physically able to get pregnant at this time?

UN12. Why do you think you are not physically able to get pregnant?

UN13. Check UN12: 'Never menstruated' mentioned?
UN14. When did your last menstrual period start?
Record the answer using the same unit stated by the respondent. If '1 year', probe: How many months ago?
UN15. Check UN14: Was the last menstrual period within last year?
UN16. Due to your last menstruation, were there any social activities, school or work days that you did not attend?

UN17. During your last menstrual period were you able to wash and change in privacy while at home?

UN18. Did you use any materials such as sanitary pads, tampons or cloth?

UN19. Were the materials reusable?

Attitudes toward domestic violence: DV

DV1. Sometimes a husband is annoyed or angered by things that his wife does. In your opinion, is a husband justified in hitting or beating his wife in the following situations:






Victimisation: VT

VT22. In the past 12 months, have you personally felt discriminated against or harassed on the basis of the following grounds?








Marriage/union: MA

MA1. Are you currently married or living together with someone as if married?

MA2. How old is your (husband/partner)?
Probe: How old was your (husband/partner) on his last birthday?
MA5. Have you ever been married or lived together with someone as if married?

MA7. Have you been married or lived with someone only once or more than once?

MA8A. In what month and year did you start living with your (husband/partner)?
MA8B. In what month and year did you start living with your first (husband/partner)?

MA9. Check MA8A/B: Is 'DK year' recorded?
MA10. Check MA7: In union only once?
MA11A. How old were you when you started living with your (husband/partner)?
MA11B. How old were you when you started living with your first (husband/partner)?

Informed Decision on Reproductive Health Care: ID

ID1. Check MA1: Is woman currently married or living together with someone as if married?
ID2. Can you say no to your husband/partner if you do not want to have sexual intercourse?

ID3. Now, I would like to ask you some questions about health care.
Who usually makes decisions about health care for yourself: you, your (husband / partner), you and your (husband / partner) jointly, or someone else?
If someone else or together, probe: Could you tell me (with) who(m)?
ID4. Can you also please tell me, who takes the decision on when you can go to seek reproductive health care; for example, if you experience a painful or burning sensation when urinating?
If someone else or together, probe: Could you tell me (with) who(m)?
ID5A. Check CP1: Currently pregnant?
ID5B. Check CP2: Is woman currently doing something or using any method to delay or avoid getting pregnant?
ID5C. Check UN12: Is there at least one answer category (A to Z) recorded?
ID6A. You mentioned that you currently use contraception.
Would you say that using contraception is mainly your decision, mainly your husband's/partner's decision, or did you both decide together?
ID6B. You mentioned that you currently do not use contraception.
Would you say that not using contraception is mainly your decision, mainly your husband's/partner's decision, or did you both decide together?

Adult functioning: AF

AF1. Check WB4: Age of respondent?
AF2. Do you use glasses or contact lenses?
Include the use of glasses for reading.
AF3. Do you use a hearing aid?

AF4. I will now ask you about difficulties you may have doing a number of different activities. For each activity there are four possible answers: Please tell me if you have: 1) no difficulty, 2) some difficulty, 3) a lot of difficulty or 4) that you cannot do the activity at all.
Repeat the categories during the individual questions whenever the respondent does not use an answer category:
Remember, the four possible answers are: 1) no difficulty, 2) some difficulty, 3) a lot of difficulty, or 4) that you cannot do the activity at all.

AF5. Check AF2: Respondent uses glasses or contact lenses?
AF6A. When using your glasses or contact lenses, do you have difficulty seeing?
AF6B. Do you have difficulty seeing?

AF7. Check AF3: Respondent uses a hearing aid?
AF8A. When using your hearing aid(s), do you have difficulty hearing?
AF8B. Do you have difficulty hearing?

AF9. Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps?

AF10. Do you have difficulty remembering or concentrating?

AF11. Do you have difficulty with self-care, such as washing all over or dressing?

AF12. Using your usual language, do you have difficulty communicating, for example understanding or being understood?

Life satisfaction: LS

LS1. I would like to ask you some simple questions on happiness and satisfaction.
First, taking all things together, would you say you are very happy, somewhat happy, neither happy nor unhappy, somewhat unhappy or very unhappy?
I am now going to show you pictures to help you with your response. [Image omitted].
Show smiley card and explain what each symbol represents. Record the response code selected by the respondent.
LS2. Show the picture of the ladder.
Now, look at this ladder with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top. [Image omitted].
Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you.
On which step of the ladder do you feel you stand at this time?
Probe if necessary: Which step comes closest to the way you feel?
LS3. Compared to this time last year, would you say that your life has improved, stayed more or less the same, or worsened, overall?

LS4. And in one year from now, do you expect that your life will be better, will be more or less the same, or will be worse, overall?

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WM10. Record the time.

WM11. Was the entire interview completed in private or was there anyone else during the entire interview or part of it?
WM12. Language of the Questionnaire.

WM13. Language of the Interview.

WM14. Native language of the Respondent.

WM15. Was a translator used for any parts of this questionnaire?

WM16. Check columns HL10 and HL20 in list of household members, household questionnaire:
Is the respondent the mother or caretaker of any child age 0-4 living in this household?
[] Yes (Go to WM17 in woman's information panel and record '01'. Then go to the questionnaire for children under five for that child and start the interview with this respondent.)
[] No (Check HH26-HH27 in household questionnaire: Is there a child age 5-17 selected for questionnaire for children age 5-17?)
Interviewer's observations ________

Supervisor's observations ________