Description

ATGA2 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a private doctor 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.

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

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, ATGA2 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 ATGA2 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 ATGA2 or the Comparability tab of ATPRIVHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for the 2000 and 2012 Gabon samples.

Universe