Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2019

Mauritius, 2019

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Reference ID

MUS_2019_GSHS_v01

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health and Wellness

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Global School-based Student Health Survey

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Hand washing with soap (q14)

Data file: MUS_Rodrigues_2019_GSHS

Overview

Valid: 2707

Invalid: 8

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

The next 4 questions ask about cleaning your teeth and washing your hands.

Literal question

During the past 30 days, how often did you use soap when washing your hands?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Never	184	6.8%
2	Rarely	458	16.9%
3	Sometimes	538	19.9%
4	Most of the time	570	21.1%
5	Always	957	35.4%
Sysmiss		8

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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