Description

ATMG4 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a level II public health center as a place to be tested for the AIDS virus. This response category is country-specific to Madagascar.

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.

ATMG4 is combined with ATMG3 (level I public health center) in ATPUBHC (all public health centers) for the 2003 and 2008 Madagascar samples. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ATMG4 are encouraged to review ATPUBHC for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, ATMG4 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 ATMG4 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in ATPUBHC, a standard variable that encompasses all public health centers as potential sources for an AIDS test. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATMG4 or the Comparability tab of ATPUBHC for more information on the specific categories combined for the Madagascar samples.

Universe