Codes and Frequencies
Description
ATPUBLAB indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a public laboratory as a place to be tested for the AIDS virus.
Some samples in the "AT" series include categories that can be consolidated into a single response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable while preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.
For example, a given sample might include multiple categories for different types of public laboratories that could be combined in ATPUBLAB to create a more comprehensive response category. See Comparability for more information on the specific categories combined in this variable.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
ATPUBLAB varies slightly in question wording. Most commonly, this response category is organized under the "Public Sector" header and is worded as "public laboratory." Some countries diverge from this standard convention, and, in some cases, multiple categories were consolidated to form a single, more comprehensive response. Countries of particular interest are noted below.
Universes in ATPUBLAB vary across samples. Most commonly, this variable included women who have heard of HIV/AIDS and have never been tested for HIV/AIDS. Other samples diverge from this standard, and in these cases, researchers may wish to exclude women who have not heard of HIV/AIDS (using AIDSHEARD) and who have been tested for HIV/AIDS (using AIDTESTEV).
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. Responses are country-specific.
Comparability — Gabon [top]
In the 2000 Gabon survey, under the "Public Sector" header, there are three separate categories for "hospital laboratory," "military laboratory" and "university medical laboratory." Because ATPUBLAB focuses on all public laboratories, these three responses are consolidated in this variable to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:
Universe
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS and have never been tested for HIV/AIDS.
- Congo Brazzaville 2011: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS and have never been tested for HIV/AIDS.
- Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS and have never been tested for HIV/AIDS.
- Gabon 2000: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS and know of a place to get tested for HIV/AIDS.
- Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS and have never been tested for HIV/AIDS.
- Guinea 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS and have never been tested for HIV/AIDS.
