Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the past 12 months, STIADEG3 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported seeking advice or treatment from a public urban/rural hospital for this problem. This response category is country-specific to Egypt.
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.
STIADEG3 is combined with STIADEG6 (public university/teaching hospital) in STIADPUBHOS (all public hospitals) for the 2008 Egypt sample.
IPUMS-DHS users interested in using STIADEG3 are encouraged to review STIADPUBHOS for a more comprehensive response category.
Comparability
STIADEG3 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.
Though STIADEG3 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in STIADPUBHOS, a standard variable that encompasses all public hospitals as sources for STI advice/treatment. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of STIADEG3 or the Comparability tab of STIADPUBHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for the Egypt samples.
Universe
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever had sex and who had symptoms of sexually transmitted infection in the last 12 months.