Codes and Frequencies
Description
HCFPUBFW (V762BE) indicates whether the woman reported a "public field worker" or "community-based distributor" as a source for female condoms.
Some samples in the "HCF" series include categories that can be consolidated into a single response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable, such as HCFPUBFW, while preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL Benin |
Burkina Faso Malawi |
Nigeria Zimbabwe |
Comparability
Along with universe differences, HCFPUBFW (V762BE) has some contextual factors regarding question wording that should be noted by researchers. This survey context broadly applies to the "source for female condom" series. For discussion of this topic, see the comparability section of HCFDK.
Responses in HCFPUBFW are usually organized under the "public sector" or "public medical sector" header in the survey. The majority of samples used "fieldworker" as the wording of the response category, with "CBD" (community-based distribution) as the second most popular wording. In some cases, multiple categories were consolidated in HCFPUBFW to form a single, more comprehensive response. Surveys with potential comparability issues are discussed below.
For most samples, the variable was a part of a question that asked the respondent to list all known sources for female condoms. Some countries, discussed below, recorded only the first response, which may affect the comparability of those samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
HCFPUBFW (V762BE) first appears in phase IV of the Standard DHS. It is removed in phase VI and replaced with "country-specific public sector."
Comparability — Benin [top]
In the 2011 Benin survey, under the "Public Sector" header, there are separate categories for "fieldworker," "health worker," and "community health worker." Because HCFPUBFW focuses on all public fieldworkers, these responses are consolidated in this variable to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:
Comparability — Burkina Faso [top]
The Burkina Faso 2010 survey categorizes this response under the "other source" header and does not specify whether the fieldworker is from a public or private/NGO organization.
The 2003 survey does not share the 2010 survey's comparability issue.
Comparability — Malawi [top]
For Malawi 2000, only the first response was recorded. Although the respondent may have known of a "public field worker" as an additional source for female condoms, only her first response was documented.
In the Malawi 2010 survey, under the "Public Sector" header, there are separate categories for "CBDA (community based distribution agent)/Door to door" and "HSA [health surveillance assistant]." Because HCFPUBFW focuses on all public fieldworkers, these responses are consolidated in this variable to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:
Comparability — Nigeria [top]
The Nigeria 2003 survey words this category as "community health worker."
Comparability — Zimbabwe [top]
The Zimbabwe 2005 survey words this response category as "village/farm health worker."
Universe
- Benin 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Burundi 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Gambia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2004: 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.
- Malawi 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Myanmar 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2013: All women age 15-64.
- Niger 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.
