Description

ATTD8 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a private doctor or clinic as a source for testing for HIV. This response category is country-specific to Chad.

Some samples in the "AT" 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.

ATTD8 (private doctor or clinic) is combined with ATTD7 (private hospital) in ATPRIVHOS (private hospital, clinic, or doctor) for the 2004 and 2014 Chad samples. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ATTD8 are encouraged to review ATPRIVHOS for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, ATTD8 has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question about where one can get tested for HIV is included in Phase V forward of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Although ATTD8 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in ATPRIVHOS, a standard variable that encompasses all private hospitals, clinics, and doctors as potential sources for an AIDS test. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATTD8 or the Comparability tab of ATPRIVHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for the Chad samples.

Universe