Description

For women who are not currently using a contraceptive method, FPNONBD2 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported a public specialized government hospital as a source of family planning. This response category is country-specific to Bangladesh.

Some samples in the "FPNON" series include multiple categories that can be consolidated into a single broad response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable, while also preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.

FPNONBD2 is combined with FPNONBD1 (medical college hospital) and FPNONBD3 (public district hospital) in FPNONPUBHOS (all public hospitals) for the 2011 Bangladesh sample.

IPUMS-DHS users interested in using FPNONBD2 are encouraged to review FPNONPUBHOS for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

FPNONBD2 has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question about where family planning can be obtained for women not currently using a method is included in Phase IV forward of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Although FPNONBD2 is a country-specific response, it is combined with other responses in FPNONPUBHOS, a standard variable that encompasses all public hospitals as sources of family planning. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of FPNONBD2 or the Comparability tab of FPNONPUBHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for Bangladesh 2011.

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