Description

ATZW3 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a public district/rural hospital as a place to be tested for the AIDS virus. This response category is country-specific to Zimbabwe.

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.

ATZW3 is combined with ATZW1 (public central hospital) and ATZW2 (public provincial hospital) in ATPUBHOS (all public hospitals) for the 2005 Zimbabwe sample.

Additionally, Zimbabwe 2010 separates public district and public rural hospital into two distinct response categories. As a result, these response categories are retained in IPUMS-DHS in ATZW4 (public district hospital), and ATZW5 (public rural hospital).

IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ATZW3 are encouraged to review ATPUBHOS for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

ATZW3 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 ATZW3 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in ATPUBHOS, a standard variable that encompasses all public hospitals as potential sources for an AIDS test. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATZW3 or the Comparability tab of ATPUBHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for the Zimbabwe samples.

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