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FSCAUSEXCESS (FSCAUSEXCESS)
Cause of fistula: Excessive births
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Description

FSCAUSEXCESS indicates whether the woman reported too many successive births to be a cause of fistula, in response to an open-ended question about the causes of fistula.

When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.

Comparability

Despite universe differences and slight differences in question wording, FSCAUSEXCESS is largely comparable across samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FSCAUSEXCESS is included in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor in the standard version of the fistula module.

Universe

  • Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who have heard of fistula.
  • Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 who have heard of fistula.
  • Niger 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Mali: 2006-W, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W
  • Niger: 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W, 2012-W