Codes and Frequencies
Description
FCNICKDAU (G111) indicates whether the woman's daughter had her genital area nicked without removing any flesh for her female circumcision.
The related variable FCNICK indicates whether the woman respondent's own vaginal area was nicked without removing any flesh for her female circumcision.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, FCNICKDAU (G111) is comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FCNICKDAU (G111) is not included in the standard DHS questionnaire, but it is included in all three versions of the DHS module on female genital cutting and is a standard variable in DHS Phases 4, 5, and 6.
Comparability — Nigeria [top]
A DHS final report for Nigeria includes the following text on comparability problems: "The 2008 NDHS showed a higher prevalence of female circumcision than that reported in the 2003 NDHS (30 percent versus 19 percent). However, this increase was actually due to variations in the definition of FGC used in the two surveys. In the 2008 NDHS, some of the field teams included angurya and gishiri cuts in the FGC category while others did not. This was not the case in 2003 NDHS. In the 2013 NDHS, the definition of FGC explicitly followed the WHO definition ... and captured the practice of angurya and gishiri cuts. Any comparisons of FGC data from the 2013 survey with data from these earlier surveys should be made with caution."
Universe
- Benin 2001: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Burkina Faso 2003: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the FC module, with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Chad 2004: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Guinea 2005: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Mali 2001: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Nigeria 2003: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 with at least one living daughter whose flesh was not removed during FC.
