Codes and Frequencies
Description
FCBADPAIN indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question about why female circumcision should not continue (FCCONTINU (G119)), the respondent reported the practice should be discontinued because of her own painful experience.
Comparability — Index
GENERAL |
Yemen |
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in wording, FCBADPAIN has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FCBADPAIN is included in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor in any of the three versions of the standard DHS module on female general cutting.
Comparability — Yemen [top]
The 1991 Yemen survey asked why the respondent disapproved of female circumcision, including the reason "not good for girl."
Universe
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who think FC should stop.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who think FC should stop.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of FC and think FC should stop.
- Mali 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who think FC should stop.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who think FC should stop.
- Yemen 1991: Ever-married women age 15-54 who disapprove of FC.
- Yemen 2013: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of FC.