Description

FSHOWFATE indicates whether the woman reported "evil spells/bad destiny/fate" in response to an open-ended question about how fistula is contracted.

When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, FSHOWFATE is largely comparable across samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FSHOWFATE is in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor the DHS standard fistula module.

Universe