Description

ATET4 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported an "other" non-governmental organization (NGO) source as a place to be tested for the AIDS virus. This response category is country-specific to Ethiopia.

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.

ATET4 is combined with ATET1 (NGO health facility), ATET2 (NGO VCT center), and ATET3 (NGO mobile clinic) in ATNGO (all NGOs) for Ethiopia 2011. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ATET4 are encouraged to review ATNGO for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

ATET4 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.

Though ATET4 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in ATNGO, a standard variable that encompasses all NGOs as potential sources for an AIDS test. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATET4 or the Comparability tab of ATNGO for more information on the specific categories combined for the Ethiopia samples.

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