Codes and Frequencies
Description
TRAQUA indicates whether the respondent said, in response to an open-ended question, that the household usually adds Aquatabs -- self-dissolving tablets whose active ingredient is NaDCC -- or other nonspecific or country-specific purification tablets to make water safer to drink.
The information in TRAQUA is taken from the household record, linked to the record of the woman respondent. This information applies to household residents, not temporary visitors, so researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2").
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from slight differences in question wording, TRAQUA has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
TRAQUA is a country-specific household variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Ghana [top]
The 2014 Ghana survey includes "Purification tablet" as a response category.
Comparability — Madagascar [top]
The 2008 Madagascar survey includes the response category, "Add the product 'Sur'Eau.'" Sur'Eau is a sodium hypochlorite solution (NaClO) that disinfects water to make it safe to drink.
Comparability — Mozambique [top]
The 2011 Mozambique survey includes "Add 'Certeza'" as a response category. Certeza is a diluted sodium hypochlorite solution (NaClO) used to purify water.
Universe
- Benin 2017: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Niger 2012: All women age 15-49.
