Description

For women who have visited a health facility in the last 6 months, HFLASTTYPE reports the type of health facility the woman most recently visited.

Comparability — Index

Comparability

Along with universe differences, the response categories for HFLASTTYPE vary across samples.

The harmonized coding categories in the IPUMS-DHS variable HFLASTTYPE were constructed to reflect the major and minor categories in other original DHS variables with similar categories. The major categories are:

• 1000: Public sector facilities
• 2000: Private medical sector facilities
• 3000: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• 4000: Religious/mission facilities
• 5000: Other

The second, third, and fourth digits of HFLASTTYPE's codes distinguish between specific locations and provide detail present in only some samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

HFLASTTYPE is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe