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FCDISOTHER (FCDISOTHER)
Disadvantages to girl of FC: Other (open-ended)
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Description

In an open-ended question, women were asked to identify disadvantages of undergoing female circumcision. FCDISOTHER captures whether the woman mentioned some other response (i.e., other than the specific responses included in a sample) as a disadvantage to female circumcision.

Comparability

FCDISOTHER has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FCDISOTHER is a country-specific variable and is included in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor in any version of the standard DHS module on female circumcision.

Universe

  • Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have heard of FC.
  • Guinea: 1999-W, 1999-C, 1999-B