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FCOBJOTH (FCOBJOTH)
Against daughter's FC: Other
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Description

FCOBJOTH indicates whether the woman mentioned some "other person" as objecting to her [eldest] daughter being circumcised, in response to an open-ended question. The meaning of "other" depends on the specific categories of people objecting that are included in a given sample

Comparability

Along with universe differences question wording differences, the meaning of "other" in FCOBJOTH varies (due to differences in the number of specific responses listed for surveys).

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe

  • Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of FC and whose eldest living daughter is circumcised.
  • Mali 1995: All women age 15-49.
  • Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of FC and whose eldest living daughter is circumcised.
  • Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 whose eldest living daughter is circumcised.
  • Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 whose eldest living daughter is circumcised.
  • Cote d'Ivoire: 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B
  • Mali: 1995-W, 1995-C, 1995-B
  • Niger: 1998-W, 1998-B, 1998-C
  • Nigeria: 1999-W, 1999-C, 1999-B
  • Tanzania: 1996-W, 1996-B, 1996-C