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FCOBJHMOM
(FCOBJHMOM)
Against daughter's FC: Husband's mother
Codes and Frequencies
Description
FCOBJHMOM indicates whether the woman mentioned her husband's mother as someone objecting to the respondent's [eldest] daughter being circumcised, in response to an open-ended question.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, FCOBJHMOM has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FCOBJHMOM 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
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of FC and whose eldest living daughter is circumcised.
- Mali 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 whose eldest living daughter is circumcised.
- Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 whose eldest living daughter is circumcised.
