IPUMS DHS: descr: HANDWASHPL

IPUMS DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

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HANDWASHPL (HV230)

Household has place for handwashing

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Codes and Frequencies

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Case-count view

An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample

Code	Label	benin 01	burkf 03	egypt 00	egypt 03	egypt 05	ghana 03	madag 03	madag 08	malaw 00	mali 01	mali 06	nigera 03	rwand 00	seneg 05	ugand 01
10	No, nowhere to wash hands	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
20	Yes, has place for handwashing	·	·	X	X	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	·	·
21	In dwelling/yard/plot	X	X	·	·	·	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	X	X
22	Somewhere else	·	X	·	·	·	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	X	X
96	Non-resident	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
98	Missing	X	X	X	·	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Description

HANDWASHPL (HV230) indicates whether the household has a place for handwashing. The related variable HANDWASHPLOBS indicates whether the household's place for handwashing was observed by the interviewer.

The information in HANDWASHPL is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL

Egypt

Rwanda

Comparability

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, HANDWASHPL (HV230) is comparable across most samples. Most, but not all, samples specify whether the place for handwashing is in the dwelling/plot/yard or somewhere else. To accommodate the difference in detail, IPUMS-DHS uses composite coding for HANDWASHPL.

Only samples with potential comparability issues are discussed below.

Comparability - Standard DHS

HANDWASHPL (HV230) is included in the standard DHS household questionnaire for Phase IV only.

Comparability — Egypt [top]

Unlike most samples, the 2000 and 2005 Egyptian samples provide only a yes/no answer about whether the household has a place for handwashing, with no detail about its location.

Comparability — Rwanda [top]

The 2000 Rwandan sample provides only a yes/no answer about whether the household has a place for handwashing in the dwelling, yard, or plot.

Universe

Benin 2001: All women age 15-49.
Burkina Faso 2003: All women age 15-49.
Egypt 2000: Ever-married women age 15-49.
Egypt 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49.
Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49.
Ghana 2003: All women age 15-49.
Madagascar 2003: All women age 15-49.
Madagascar 2008: All women age 15-49.
Malawi 2000: All women age 15-49.
Mali 2001: All women age 15-49.
Mali 2006: All women age 15-49.
Nigeria 2003: All women age 15-49.
Rwanda 2000: All women age 15-49.
Senegal 2005: All women age 15-49.
Uganda 2001: All women age 15-49.

Benin: 2001-W, 2001-C, 2001-H, 2001-B, 2001-M

Burkina Faso: 2003-M, 2003-W, 2003-H, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-W

Egypt: 2000-C, 2000-W, 2000-H, 2000-B, 2000-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-H, 2003-W, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-H, 2005-W, 2005-C

Ghana: 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-H, 2003-M, 2003-W, 2003-B

Madagascar: 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-M, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2008-W, 2008-B, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2008-M

Malawi: 2000-W, 2000-W, 2000-H, 2000-M, 2000-B, 2000-C

Mali: 2001-C, 2001-B, 2001-M, 2001-W, 2001-H, 2001-W, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-M, 2006-W, 2006-H

Nigeria: 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-B, 2003-H, 2003-M

Rwanda: 2000-W, 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-H, 2000-B, 2000-M

Senegal: 2005-B, 2005-M, 2005-H, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-C

Uganda: 2001-H, 2001-W, 2001-M, 2001-B, 2001-C, 2001-W

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Benin 2001	Egypt 2005	Malawi 2000	Rwanda 2000
Burkina Faso 2003	Ghana 2003	Mali 2001	Senegal 2005
Egypt 2000	Madagascar 2003	Mali 2006	Uganda 2001
Egypt 2003	Madagascar 2008	Nigeria 2003

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Benin 2001

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33) Is there a place to wash your hands in your household?

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 35)

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Burkina Faso 2003

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33) Where do you usually wash your hands?

IN DWELLING/YARD/PLOT 1
SOMEWHERE ELSE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)

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Egypt 2000

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047) Does your household have any place used for hand washing?

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 049)

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Egypt 2003

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045. Does your household have any place used for hand washing?

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 48)

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Egypt 2005

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104) What is the main source of water used by your household for other purposes such as cooking and handwashing?

PIPED WATER

PIPED INTO DWELLING 11 (GO TO 108)
PIPED TO YARD/PLOT 12 (GO TO 108)
PUBLIC TAP/STANDPIPE 13

TUBE WELL 21

DUG WELL

PROTECTED WELL 31
UNPROTECTED WELL 32

WATER FROM SPRING

PROTECTED SPRING 41
UNPROTECTED SPRING 42

TANKER TRUCK 61
CART WITH SMALL TANK 71
SURFACE WATER (RIVER/DAM/LAKE/POND/STREAM/CANAL/IRRIGATION CHANNEL) 81
OTHER (SPECIFY) _______________ 96

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Ghana 2003

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33) Where do you usually wash your hands?

IN DWELLING/YARD/PLOT 1
SOMEWHERE ELSE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)

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Madagascar 2003

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33) Where do you usually wash your hands?

IN DWELLING/YARD/PLOT 1
SOMEWHERE ELSE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)

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Madagascar 2008

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138. Where do members of your household usually wash their hands?

IN OWN DWELLING 1
IN OWN YARD/PLOT 2
ELSEWHERE 3 (GO TO 140)

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Malawi 2000

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33) Where do you usually wash your hands?

IN DWELLING/YARD/PLOT 1
SOMEWHERE ELSE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)

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Mali 2001

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33) Where do you usually wash your hands?

IN DWELLING/YARD/PLOT 1
SOMEWHERE ELSE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)

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Mali 2006

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33. Where do members of your household most often wash their hands?

IN THE DWELLING/YARD/ON THE PLOT 1
SOMEWHERE ELSE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)

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Nigeria 2003

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33) Where do you usually wash your hands?

IN DWELLING/YARD/PLOT 1
SOMEWHERE ELSE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)

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Rwanda 2000

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33) In your household, is there a place to wash hands?

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 35)

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Senegal 2005

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33) Where do you usually wash your hands?

IN DWELLING/YARD/PLOT 1
SOMEWHERE ELSE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)

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Uganda 2001

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33) Where do you usually wash your hands?

IN DWELLING/YARD/PLOT 1
SOMEWHERE ELSE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)

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Codes and Frequencies

Description

Comparability — Index

Comparability

Comparability — Egypt [top]

Comparability — Rwanda [top]

Universe

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