Description

HCFTZ4 indicates whether the woman reported a religious dispensary as a source for female condoms. This response category is country-specific to Tanzania.

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.

HCFTZ4 is combined with HCFTZ1 (religious referral hospital), HCFTZ2 (religious district hospital), and HCFTZ3 (religious health center) in HCFPRIVMIS (all faith-based facilities) for the 2004 and 2010 Tanzania samples. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using HCFTZ4 are encouraged to review HCFPRIVMIS for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

HCFTZ4 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.

Though HCFTZ4 is a country-specific response, this variable is combined with other responses in HCFPRIVMIS, a variable that encompasses all faith-based facilities as sources of female condoms. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of HCFTZ4 or the Comparability tab of HCFPRIVMIS for more information on the specific categories combined for Tanzania 2004 and 2010.

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