Description

ATCG2 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the female respondent reported a private doctor's office as a place to be tested for the AIDS virus. This response category is country-specific to Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville.

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.

ATCG2 (private doctor's office) is combined with ATCG1 (private clinic) in ATPRIVHOS (all private hospitals, clinics, and doctors) for the 2005 and 2011 Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville samples. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ATCG2 are encouraged to review ATPRIVHOS for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

ATCG2 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 ATCG2 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in ATPRIVHOS, a standard variable that encompasses all private hospitals, clinics, and doctors as potential sources for an AIDS test. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATCG2 or the Comparability tab of ATPRIVHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for the Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville samples.

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