Description

STIADCG6 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the female respondent reported seeking advice or treatment from some other shop the last time she experienced symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the past year. The meaning of "other" must be interpreted relative to the specific categories included in a particular sample.
This response category is country-specific to Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville.

Some samples in the "STIAD" series include multiple categories that can be consolidated into a single broad response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable, while also preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.

STIADCG6 (other shop) is combined with STIADCG5 (shop/market) in STIADSHOP (all shops and retailers) for the 2005 Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville samples. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using STIADCG6 are encouraged to review STIADSHOP for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

STIADCG6 has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question about where the woman received advice/treatment for an STI is included in Phases III, V, and VI forward of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Although STIADCG6 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in STIADSHOP, a standard variable that encompasses all shops and retailers as sources for STI advice/treatment. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of STIADCG6 or the Comparability tab of STIADSHOP for more information on the specific categories combined for the Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville samples.

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