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DVHMEDPRIVOTH (DVHMEDPRIVOTH)
Place went for medical help after abuse: Other private medical facility
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Description

DVHMEDPRIVOTH indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported some "other" private medical facility as the place where she sought help from a doctor or medical personnel after experiencing physical or sexual abuse. The meaning of "other" depends on the specific response categories included in a given sample.

Users should be careful to distinguish this variable from DVHMEDPUBOTH ("other" under the public medical sector) and DVHMEDOTHER ("other" that is not under either the private or the public medical sector).

Comparability

DVHMEDPRIVOTH has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

DVHMEDPRIVOTH is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS women's questionnaire or standard domestic violence module.

Universe

  • India 2019: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have experienced physical violence since age 15, while pregnant, or at any time from their current/former husband/partner, or sexual violence at any time, and who sought help to stop violence from a doctor or medical personnel.
  • India: 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B