Description

HCFZW6 indicates whether the woman reported a "retail general dealer" 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.

HCFZW6 is combined with HCFZW10 (supermarket), HCFZW9 (tuck shop), HCFZW8 (service station), and HCFZW11 (other retail) in HCFSHOP (all shops/retailers) for the 2010 Zimbabwe sample.

Additionally, HCFZW6 is combined with HCFZW12 (supermarket/tuck shop), HCFZW13 (bottle store/bar), and HCFZW8 (service station) in HCFSHOP in the Zimbabwe 2015 sample.

IPUMS-DHS users interested in using HCFZW6 are encouraged to review HCFSHOP for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

HCFZW6 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 HCFZW6 is a country-specific response, this variable is combined with other responses in HCFSHOP, a variable that encompasses all shops/retailers as sources of female condoms. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of HCFZW6 or the Comparability tab of HCFSHOP for more information on the specific categories combined for Zimbabwe 2010 and 2015.

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