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AIDTHRUINJ
(V864G)
AIDS transmission: Injections
Codes and Frequencies
Description
AIDTHRUINJ (V864G) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent said a person can get HIV/AIDS through injections.
Comparability
Apart from slight universe differences, AIDTHRUINJ (V864G) is largely comparable across samples. Most commonly, this question is worded as "How can a person get AIDS? Any other ways?" or some slight variation.
Samples with distinctive wording are noted below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
AIDTHRUINJ (V864G) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase III.
Universe
- Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Benin 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2011: 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.
- Central African Republic 1995: 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 1994: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Kenya 1993: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Malawi 1992: 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.
- Nigeria 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 1992: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS and know how it is transmitted.
- Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Zambia 1992: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Zambia 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.
- Zimbabwe 1994: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS.