Codes and Frequencies
Description
STIADTG2 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the female respondent reported seeking advice or treatment from a private doctor's office the last time she experienced symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection. This response category is country-specific to Togo.
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.
STIADTG2 (private doctor's office) is combined with STIADTG1 (private hospital/clinic) in STIADPRIVHOS (all private hospitals/clinics/doctors) for the 1998 and 2013 Togo samples. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using STIADTG2 are encouraged to review STIADPRIVHOS for a more comprehensive response category.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences, STIADTG2 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 STIADTG2 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in STIADPRIVHOS, a standard variable that encompasses all private hospitals, clinics, and doctors as sources for STI advice/treatment. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of STIADTG2 or the Comparability tab of STIADPRIVHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for the Togo samples.
Universe
- Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sex, have heard of STIs, and who have had an STI for which they sought treatment in the last 12 months.
- Togo 2013: 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.
