Codes and Frequencies
Description
AIDFATAL (V757) indicates whether the woman thinks HIV/AIDS is a fatal disease.
Comparability
Apart from slight universe differences, AIDFATAL (V757) is largely comparable across samples. Most commonly, this question is worded as "Do you think that persons with AIDS almost never die from the disease, sometimes die, or almost always die from the disease?" or some slight variation.
Comparability - Standard DHS
AIDFATAL (V757) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire in Phase III.
Universe
- Bangladesh 1997: Ever-married women age 10-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Cameroon 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Chad 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Kenya 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Madagascar 1997: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Mali 1995: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Mozambique 1997: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Nepal 1996: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Zambia 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
