Description

HCFSZ1 indicates whether the female respondent reported a religious/mission hospital as a source for female condoms. This response category is country-specific to Eswatini/Swaziland.

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 while preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.

HCFSZ1 is combined with HCFSZ2 (other religious/mission facility) in HCFPRIVMIS (all religious/mission facilities or organizations) for the 2006 Eswatini/Swaziland sample.

IPUMS-DHS users interested in using HCFSZ1 are encouraged to review HCFPRIVMIS for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

HCFSZ1 has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question on known sources for female condoms is included in the standard DHS questionnaire in Phases IV forward, in countries where female condoms are actively promoted.

HCFSZ1 and the related variable HCFPRIVMIS, which combines HCFSZ1 with other responses to encompass all religious/mission facilities, are country-specific and not included in the standard DHS questionnaire. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of HCFSZ1 or the Comparability tab of HCFPRIVMIS for more information on the specific categories combined for the Eswatini/Swaziland 2006 sample.

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