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FCCOMPOTH
(FCCOMPOTH)
Complications after FC: Other
Codes and Frequencies
Description
FCCOMPOTH indicates whether the woman experienced some other complication of female circumcision. "Other" must be interpreted relative to the specific responses about complications in a given sample.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, FCCOMPOTH is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FCCOMPOTH is included in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor in any of the three versions of the standard DHS module on female genital cutting.
Universe
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who are circumcised and had complications from FC.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are circumcised and had complications from FC.
