Codes and Frequencies
Description
STIKNOWAIDS (V856C) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported having heard of the sexually transmitted infection HIV/AIDS.
The related variable AIDSHEARD (V751) indicates whether in response to a direct, yes/no question, the respondent reported having heard of HIV/AIDS.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, STIKNOWAIDS (V856C) is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
STIKNOWAIDS (V856C) is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire, but it is included as a standard recode variable for Phase III.
Comparability — Uganda [top]
The 1995 Uganda survey includes "AIDS/Slim disease" as a response category.
Universe
- Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Cameroon 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Chad 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Madagascar 1997: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Mali 1995: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Senegal 1992: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Zambia 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
- Zimbabwe 1994: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs.
