DVHMEDPUBOTH
(DVHMEDPUBOTH)
Place went for medical help after abuse: Other public sector
Codes and Frequencies
Description
DVHMEDPUBOTH indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported some other public medical facility as the place where she sought help from a doctor or other 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 DVHMEDOTHER ("other" categories that do not fit into the public or private medical sector) and DVHMEDPRIVOTH ("other" under the private medical sector). DVHMEDPUBOTH includes the "other" categories that fall under the public medical sector.
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.
