Description

ATGN8 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the female respondent reported a private health clinic as a place to be tested for the AIDS virus. This response category is country-specific to Guinea.

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.

ATGN8 is combined with ATGN6 (private hospital/clinic) and ATGN7 (private doctor) in ATPRIVHOS (all private hospitals, clinics, and doctors) for the 2018 Guinea sample. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ATGN8 are encouraged to review ATPRIVHOS for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

ATGN8 has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Although ATGN8 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 ATGN8 or the Comparability tab of ATPRIVHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for the Guinea samples.

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