Codes and Frequencies
Description
ATAO3 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a public municipal hospital as a source for testing for the AIDS virus. This response category is country-specific to Angola.
Some samples in the "AT" series include multiple categories that can be consolidated into a single broad response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable, while also preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.
ATAO3 is combined with ATAO1 (public central hospital) and ATAO2 (public provincial hospital) in ATPUBHOS (all public hospitals) for the 2015 Angola sample. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ATAO3 are encouraged to review ATPUBHOS for a more comprehensive response category.
Comparability
ATAO3 has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
An open-ended question about where one can get tested for the AIDS virus is included in Phase V forward of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Although ATAO3 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in ATPUBHOS, a standard variable that encompasses all public hospitals as potential sources for an AIDS test. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATAO3 or the Comparability tab of ATPUBHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for the Angola samples.
Universe
- Angola 2015: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS and have never been tested for HIV/AIDS.