Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the past 12 months, STIADPRIVHC indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported seeking advice or treatment from a private health center for this problem.
Some samples in the "STIAD" 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.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL |
Chad |
Congo Brazzaville |
Comparability
Apart from universe differences, STIADPRIVHC is largely comparable across samples. Most commonly, this response category is organized under a "Private Medical Sector" header and is worded as "private health center." Samples that significantly diverge from this convention are noted below. In some cases, multiple categories were consolidated to form a single, more comprehensive response in STIADPRIVHOS, which is ultimately focused on treatment at a private hospital, clinic, or doctor.
Additionally, samples vary in how they asked about sexually transmitted infections. For example, surveys in Phase V forward generally asked whether the woman had any STI, a genital sore/ulcer, and a genital discharge. In Phase III, the surveys mentioned additional infections. Due to this variation, researchers are encouraged to review the Survey Text tab for samples of interest.
Comparability - Standard DHS
An open-ended question about where the woman sought advice/treatment for an STI is included in Phases III, V, and VI in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Although response in this variable are country-specific and not included in the standard DHS modules, they are integrated in STIADPRIVHC to increase comparability across samples.
Comparability — Chad [top]
In the 1996 and 2014 Chad surveys, under the "Private Medical Sector" header, there are separate categories for "private health center" and "corporate health center." Because STIADPRIVHC focuses on all private health centers, these responses are consolidated in this variable to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:
Comparability — Congo Brazzaville [top]
The 2005 Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville survey lists this response category as "medical-social center" under the "private medical sector" header.
Universe
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sex and who had a sexually transmitted infection for which they sought treatment in the last 12 months.
- Chad 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sex and who had a sexually transmitted infection for which they sought treatment in the last 12 months.
- Chad 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sex and who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the last 12 months, in households selected for the men's survey.
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sex and who had an STI, abnormal genital discharge, or genital ulcer/sore in the last 12 months.
- Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sex and who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the last 12 months, in households selected for the men's survey.
- Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sex and who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection for which they sought treatment in the last 12 months.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sex and who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the last 12 months.
