Description

ATMM5 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported some "other" non-governmental organization (NGO) as a place to be tested for the AIDS virus. The meaning of other depends on the NGOs specified in the sample for this variable. This response category is country-specific to Myanmar.

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.

ATMM5 is combined with ATMM1 (Marie Stopes International), ATMM2 (Myanmar Red Cross), ATMM3 (Population Services International/Myanmar [PSI/M]), and ATMM4 (Myanmar Medical Association) in ATNGO (all NGOs) for the 2015 Myanmar sample. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ATMM5 are encouraged to review ATNGO for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

ATMM5 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.

Although ATMM5 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in ATNGO, a standard variable that encompasses all NGOs as potential sources for an AIDS test. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATMM5 or the Comparability tab of ATNGO for more information on the specific categories combined for the 2015 Myanmar sample.

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