Description

ATGA6 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported an ambulatory treatment 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.

ATGA6 is combined with ATGA5 (mother and child health 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.

For the 2019 Gabon sample, ATGA6 is not combined with any other variable, and thus only ATGA6 (ambulatory treatment center) is included in ATPUBHC (all public health centers).

Comparability

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, ATGA6 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. ATGA6 is a country-specific response category.

Although ATGA6 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 a potential source for an AIDS test. IPUMS DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATGA6 or the Comparability tab of ATPUBHC for more information on the specific categories combined for the 2012 and 2019 Gabon samples.

Universe