Description

SURGERYOTH indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the female respondent reported that her most recent surgical operation in the last 5 years was some other kind of operation. The meaning of "other" must be interpreted relative to the specific categories included in a particular sample.

Comparability

SURGERYOTH has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

SURGERYOTH is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe