Description

HCFZW5 indicates whether the woman reported a ZNFPC [Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council] clinic as a source for female condoms. This response category is country-specific to Zimbabwe.

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.

HCFZW5 is combined with HCFZW3 (ZNFPC CBD/Depot) in HCFPUBFPC (all public family planning facilities) for the 2005, 2010, and 2015 Zimbabwe samples.

IPUMS-DHS users interested in using HCFZW5 are encouraged to review HCFPUBFPC for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

HCFZW5 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 HCFZW5 is a country-specific response, this variable is combined with other responses in HCFPUBFPC, a variable that encompasses all public family planning clinics and associations as sources of female condoms. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of HCFZW5 or the Comparability tab of HCFPUBFPC for more information on the specific categories combined for Zimbabwe 2005, 2010, and 2015.

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