Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who have heard of female sterilization, FPSRCINFST reports where she would go to obtain female sterilization, if she wanted to use it to prevent pregnancy. Response categories vary across samples. See Comparability.
The related variable FPSRCINFSTS reports where the woman would go to obtain female sterilization, with answers recorded using standard responses and consistent codes.
Comparability
Along with universe differences, the response categories for FPSRCINFST vary across samples.
The harmonized coding categories in the IPUMS-DHS variable FPSRCINFST were constructed to reflect the major and minor categories in the original DHS variable (V306_06). The major categories are:
- 0: No source
- 100: Public sector facilities
- 200: Private medical sector facilities
- 300: Unspecified medical sector facilities
- 400: Other
The second and third digits of FPSRCINFST's codes distinguish between specific locations and provide detail present in only some samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FPSRCINFST is included in Phase I of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
- Burundi 1987: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
- Egypt 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
- Ghana 1988: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
- Mali 1987: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
- Morocco 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
- Senegal 1986: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
- Sudan 1989: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
- Togo 1988: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
- Tunisia 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
- Uganda 1988: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
- Zimbabwe 1988: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female sterilization.
