Description

HCFPRIVMIS indicates whether the woman reported a mission or religious health facility as a source for female condoms.

Some samples in the "HCF" series include categories that can be consolidated into a single response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable while preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.

For example, a given sample might include multiple categories for different types of faith-based facilities that could be combined to create a more comprehensive response category. See Comparability for more information on the specific categories combined in HCFPRIVMIS.

Comparability

Along with universe differences, HCFPRIVMIS has some contextual factors regarding question wording that should be noted by researchers. This survey context broadly applies to the "source for female condom" series. For discussion of this topic, see the comparability section of HCFDK.

The wording of responses in HCFPRIVMIS varies across samples, as different types of facilities are mentioned, including hospitals, health centers, clinics, and dispensaries. However, these places are consistently labeled "mission" or "religious" facilities and are organized under a "Private Medical Sector" header.

HCFPRIVMIS is ultimately concerned with whether any faith-based health facility was reported, not about the specific type of facility reported. In some cases, multiple categories were consolidated in this variable to form a single, more comprehensive response. Countries of particular interest are noted below.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question on known sources for female condoms is included in the standard DHS questionnaire in Phases IV forward. However, HCFPRIVMIS is country-specific and not part of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe