IPUMS DHS: descr: DVHWDOCTOR

IPUMS DHS

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DVHWDOCTOR (DVHWDOCTOR)

Would have liked help from: Medical personnel

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DVHWDOCTOR indicates whether the respondent would have found medical personnel helpful in response to beatings or other abuse.

DVHWDOCTOR has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 who would have liked help from a service that was not available.

South Africa: 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B