Description

For women who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the past 12 months, STIADGA4 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported seeking advice or treatment from a military hospital for this problem. This response category is country-specific to Gabon.

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.

STIADGA4 is combined with STIADGA3 (public hospital) in STIADPUBHOS (all public hospitals) for the 2012 Gabon sample. IPUMS DHS users interested in using STIADGA4 are encouraged to review STIADPUBHOS for a more comprehensive response category.

For the 2019 Gabon sample, only "military hospital" is included as a response category, and thus STIADGA4 is not combined in STIADPUBHOS (all public hospitals), but is included as a stand-alone response category.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, STIADGA4 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 STIADGA4 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 STIADGA4 or the Comparability tab of STIADPUBHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for the 2012 and 2019 Gabon samples.

Universe