Description

SWSHROTHER indicates whether the respondent for the household survey had heard, through some "other" means, of a socially marketed chemical water treatment product. The product, whose brand name was country-specific, was publicized in a Safe Water Systems public health campaign. See SWSHR for more information on these public health efforts. Note that the meaning of "other" depends on the particular communication channels specified in a given survey.

The information in SWSHROTHER is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2") when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, minor differences in question wording, and the contextual meaning of "other," SWSHROTHER is largely comparable across surveys.

Comparability - Standard DHS

SWSHROTHER is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS household questionnaire.

Universe