Description

ATGA1 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a private hospital/clinic as a source for testing for the AIDS virus. This response category is country-specific to Gabon.

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.

ATGA1 is combined with ATGA2 (private doctor) in ATPRIVHOS (private hospital, clinic, or doctor) for the 2000 and 2012 Gabon samples. IPUMS DHS users interested in using ATGA1 are encouraged to review ATPRIVHOS for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, ATGA1 is comparable across samples.

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 ATGA1 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 private hospitals, clinics, and doctors as potential sources for an AIDS test. IPUMS DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATGA1 or the Comparability tab of ATPRIVHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for the 2000 and 2012 Gabon samples.

Universe