Description

For women who have heard of female circumcision, FCYNCOMM indicates whether the respondent believes female circumcision is required by the community.

IPUMS-DHS users may be interested in a similar variable about whether the respondent believes female circumcision is required by traditions or customs (FCYNCUSTTRAD).

Comparability

FCYNCOMM has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FCYNCOMM is a country-specific variable not included in any of the three versions of the standard DHS module on female genital cutting.

Universe