Codes and Frequencies
Description
DVHMEDPRIVTRAD indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a private traditional healer as where she sought help from a doctor or other medical personnel after experiencing physical or sexual abuse.
Some samples in the "DVHMED" 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 private traditional healers that could be combined in DVHMEDPRIVTRAD 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
DVHMEDPRIVTRAD varies slightly in question wording. Most commonly, this response category is organized under the "Private Sector" header and is worded as "private traditional healer." 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.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DVHMEDPRIVTRAD is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire or standard domestic violence module.
Comparability — India [top]
In the 2019 India survey, under the "Private Sector" header, there are two separate categories for "private traditional healer," and "private AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy.)" Because DVHMEDPRIVTRAD focuses on all private traditional healers, these two responses are consolidated in this variable to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:
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.
