Description

FSHOWGOTILL indicates whether the woman mentioned "frequent illness during pregnancy" when asked an open-ended question about the cause of fistula.

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

Comparability

FSHOWGOTILL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

The standard DHS questionnaire includes no questions about fistula. The Standard DHS Module on fistula asks whether the woman's fistula was due to delivery or other (open-ended) causes, but FSHOWGOTILL was not included in the standard module.

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