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FCDISCOMP (FCDISCOMP)
Disadvantages to girl of FC: Medical complications (open-ended)
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Description

In an open-ended question, women were asked to identify disadvantages of undergoing female circumcision. FCDISCOMP captures whether the woman mentioned medical complications as a disadvantage to female circumcision.

Comparability

FCDISCOMP has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FCDISCOMP 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

  • Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have heard of FC.
  • Guinea: 1999-W, 1999-C, 1999-B