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FCDECIDER (FCDECIDER)
Main person making decision to circumcise daughter
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Description

FCDECIDER reports the person who makes the decision to circumcise the daughter, as indicated by the woman.

Comparability

FCDECIDER has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FCDECIDER is a country-specific variable and is included in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor in any version of the standard DHS module on female circumcision.

Universe

  • Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Burkina Faso: 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B