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ATMW1 (ATMW1)
Place for HIV test: Health Surveillance Assistant (HSA) (other) (Malawi)

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Description

ATMW1 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a public health surveillance assistant (HSA) as a source for testing for the AIDS virus. This response category is country-specific to Malawi.

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.

ATMW1 is combined with ATMW2 (public community-based distribution agent/door-to-door) in ATPUBFW (all public fieldworkers) for the 2010 Malawi sample. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ATMW1 are encouraged to review ATPUBFW for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

ATMW1 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.

Though ATMW1 is a country-specific response not included in the standard DHS modules, it is combined with other responses in ATPUBFW, a standard variable that encompasses all public fieldworkers as potential sources for an AIDS test. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ATMW1 or the Comparability tab of ATPUBFW for more information on the specific categories combined for the Malawi samples.

Universe

  • Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 who have heard of HIV/AIDS who have not been tested for HIV/AIDS.
  • Malawi: 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-B, 2010-W