Comparability — Bangladesh [top]

In the 2011 Bangladesh survey, under the "Public Sector" header, there are three separate categories for "medical college hospital," "specialized government hospital," and "district hospital." Because this variable focuses on all public hospitals, these two responses are consolidated in FPNONPUBHOS to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:

• Medical college hospital is listed as FPNONBD1 in IPUMS-DHS
• Specialized government hospital is listed as FPNONBD2 in IPUMS-DHS
• District hospital is listed as FPNONBD3 in IPUMS-DHS

Additionally, in the 2014 Bangladesh survey, there are two separate categories of "medical college hospital" and "district hospital." These responses are consolidated in FPNONPUBHOS and are preserved in FPNONBD1 and FPNONBD3, respectively.

Comparability — Chad [top]

In the 2014 Chad survey, under the "Public Sector" header, there are two separate categories for "government/maternity hospital," and "military hospital." Because this variable focuses on all public hospitals, these two responses are consolidated in FPNONPUBHOS to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:

• Government/maternity hospital is listed as FPNONTD10 in IPUMS-DHS
• Military hospital is listed as FPNONTD1 in IPUMS-DHS

Comparability — Gabon [top]

In the 2000 and 2012 Gabon survey, under the "Public Sector" header, there are two separate categories for "government/maternity hospital," and "National Social Security hospital." Because this variable focuses on all public hospitals, these two responses are consolidated in FPNONPUBHOS to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:

• Government hospital is listed as FPNONGA10 in IPUMS-DHS
• National Social Security hospital is listed as FPNONGA1 in IPUMS-DHS

Comparability — Ghana [top]

For the 2003, 2008, and 2014 Ghana surveys, FPNONPUBHOS includes government hospitals and government polyclinics in the response category.

Comparability — Jordan [top]

In the 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017 Jordan surveys, under the "Public Sector" header, there are two separate categories for "government hospital" and "university hospital/clinic." Because this variable focuses on all public hospitals, these two responses are consolidated in FPNONPUBHOS to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:

• Government hospital is listed as FPNONJO1 in IPUMS-DHS
• University hospital/clinic is listed as FPNONJO2 in IPUMS-DHS

Comparability — Madagascar [top]

In the 2003 and 2008 Madagascar surveys, under the "Public Sector" header, there are two separate categories for "level I government hospital, CHD-I" and "level II government hospital, CHD-II." Because this variable focuses on all public hospitals, these two responses are consolidated in FPNONPUBHOS to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:

• CHD-I is listed as FPNONMG1 in IPUMS-DHS
• CHD-II is listed as FPNONMG2 in IPUMS-DHS

Comparability — Mali [top]

In the 2006 and 2012 Malian surveys, under the "Public Sector" header, there are two separate categories for "national hospital" and "regional hospital." Because this variable focuses on all public hospitals, these two responses are consolidated in FPNONPUBHOS to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:

• National hospital is listed as FPNONML1 in IPUMS-DHS
• Regional hospital is listed as FPNONML2 in IPUMS-DHS

Comparability — Mozambique [top]

In the 2011 Mozambican survey, under the "Public Sector" header, there are three separate categories for public hospitals: "central hospital," "rural hospital," and "provincial hospital." Because this variable focuses on all public hospitals, these three responses are consolidated in FPNONPUBHOS to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:

• Central hospital is listed as FPNONMZ1 in IPUMS-DHS
• Rural hospital is listed as FPNONMZ2 in IPUMS-DHS
• Provincial hospital is listed as FPNONMZ3 in IPUMS-DHS

The 2003 Mozambique DHS survey includes both separate public hospital categories and a consolidated category for the different types of public hospitals. Supplemental programming from IPUMS-DHS was therefore not necessary for this sample.

Comparability — Rwanda [top]

In the 2010 and 2014 Rwandan surveys, under the "Public Sector" header, there are two separate categories for "referral hospital" and "district hospital." Because this variable focuses on all public hospitals, these two responses are consolidated in FPNONPUBHOS to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:

• Referral hospital is listed as FPNONRW1 in IPUMS-DHS
• District hospital is listed as FPNONRW2 in IPUMS-DHS

Comparability — Tanzania [top]

In the 2010 Tanzanian survey, under the "Public Sector" header, there are three separate categories for public hospitals: "regional hospital," "district hospital," and "referral hospital." Because this variable focuses on all public hospitals, these three responses are consolidated in FPNONPUBHOS to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:

• Regional hospital is listed as FPNONTZ1 in IPUMS-DHS
• District hospital is listed as FPNONTZ2 in IPUMS-DHS
• Referral hospital is listed as FPNONTZ3 in IPUMS-DHS

Comparability — Zimbabwe [top]

For the 2005 and 2010 Zimbabwe surveys, FPNONPUBHOS includes both government hospitals and government clinics in the response category.