Description
For sample persons under age 18, MSTER2W reports if the person took or used any topical steroids (such as hydrocortisone cream or valisone and the like) during the past 2 weeks.
MSTER2W is part of the 1981 Child Health Supplement. For more information and related variables about child medication intake, please see MALL2W.
Related Variables about Topical Steroid Use[show more]
- The main health problem the respondent used the topical steroid for (MSTER2WPROB),
- Whether the respondent obtained the topical steroid via prescription (MSTER2WRX),
- Whether a doctor recommended the use of the topical steroid (MSTER2WDREC), and
- How often the respondent used the topical steroid in the past 3 months (MSTER2WFREQ)
