Codes and Frequencies
Description
FCFLESHDAU (G110) indicates whether the woman's daughter had flesh removed from her genital area for her female circumcision.
The related variable FCFLESH indicates whether the woman respondent had flesh removed from her genital area for her own female circumcision.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, FCFLESHDAU (G110) is comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FCFLESHDAU (G110) is not included in the standard DHS questionnaire, but it is included in all three versions of the DHS module on female genital cutting and is a standard variable in DHS Phases 4, 5, and 6.
Comparability — Nigeria [top]
A DHS final report for Nigeria includes the following text on comparability problems: "The 2008 NDHS showed a higher prevalence of female circumcision than that reported in the 2003 NDHS (30 percent versus 19 percent). However, this increase was actually due to variations in the definition of FGC used in the two surveys. In the 2008 NDHS, some of the field teams included angurya and gishiri cuts in the FGC category while others did not. This was not the case in 2003 NDHS. In the 2013 NDHS, the definition of FGC explicitly followed the WHO definition ... and captured the practice of angurya and gishiri cuts. Any comparisons of FGC data from the 2013 survey with data from these earlier surveys should be made with caution."
Universe
- Benin 2001: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Burkina Faso 2003: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the FC module, and who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Chad 2004: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Guinea 2005: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Mali 2001: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Nigeria 2003: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
- Yemen 2013: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have at least one living daughter that is circumcised.
