Description

ATPRIVHOS (V784K) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a private hospital, clinic, or doctor as a source for testing for the AIDS virus.

Some samples in the "AT" 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. See Comparability for more information on the specific categories combined in this variable.

Comparability

In addition to universe differences, the wording of the response category for ATPRIVHOS (V784K) varies across samples. Most commonly, samples categorized this response under a "Private Medical Sector" header and referred to "private hospital/clinic/doctor." Some countries diverge from this standard convention, and, in some cases, multiple categories were consolidated to form a single, more comprehensive response. Countries of particular interest are noted below.

Due to the variation in category wording, IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Survey Text tab.

Most commonly, this variable included women who have heard of HIV/AIDS and have never been tested for HIV/AIDS. Other samples diverge from this standard, and in these cases, researchers may wish to exclude women who have not heard of HIV/AIDS (using AIDSHEARD) and who have been tested for HIV/AIDS (using AIDTESTEV).

Comparability - Standard DHS

ATPRIVHOS (V784K) is included in Phase V forward of the Standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe