Description

FCINFOOTHF indicates whether the woman received information about female circumcision from some other relative or friend during the past year, in response to a question about her source of information.

Comparability — Index

Comparability

Along with universe differences, question wording varies across samples in FCINFOOTHF, which may reduce the variable's comparability.

For the majority of samples, the woman's husband was listed as a separate response category, in addition to "relative or friend." (See FCINFOHUS.) For some samples, "husband" was incorporated into the general "relative/friend" category.

For some samples, the question is open-ended and asked only if the woman had seen or heard information about female circumcision during the year preceding the interview. For these samples, FCINFOOTHF captures whether she mentioned receiving information from some other relative or friend.

For other samples, the question is instead closed-ended and comprised of multiple parts. For these samples, FCINFOOTHF indicates whether the woman affirmed receiving information from a relative or friend when provided with a list of potential sources. See Survey Text.

Samples with additional comparability issues are discussed below. See the Question Wording tab for additional information.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FCINFOOTHF is included in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor in any of the three versions of the standard DHS module on female circumcision.

Universe