Description

ATGA5 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a mother and child health center 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.

ATGA5 is combined with ATGA6 (ambulatory treatment center) in ATPUBHC (all public health centers) for the 2012 Gabon sample. IPUMS DHS users interested in using ATGA6 are encouraged to review ATPUBHC for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

ATGA5 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. ATGA5 is a country-specific response category.

Although ATGA5 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in ATPUBHC, a standard variable that focuses on all public health centers as potential source for an AIDS test. IPUMS DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATGA5 or the Comparability tab of ATPUBHC for more information on the specific categories combined for the 2012 Gabon sample.

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