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Codes and Frequencies
Description
FCOBJOTH indicates whether the woman mentioned some "other person" as objecting to her [eldest] daughter being circumcised, in response to an open-ended question. The meaning of "other" depends on the specific categories of people objecting that are included in a given sample
Comparability
Along with universe differences question wording differences, the meaning of "other" in FCOBJOTH varies (due to differences in the number of specific responses listed for surveys).
Comparability - Standard DHS
FCOBJOTH is country-specific 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.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of FC and whose eldest living daughter is circumcised.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 whose eldest living daughter is circumcised.
- Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 whose eldest living daughter is circumcised.
