Codes and Frequencies
Description
FPOTHHR indicates whether the woman has recently seen or heard family planning messages from some "other" source. The meaning of other depends on the specific sources mentioned in each survey.
Comparability
Along with universe differences, variations in question wording for FPOTHHR limit comparability. Along with the differing meaning of "other," the reference period varies across surveys. Some surveys referred to "the last few months"; other surveys stated a specific number of months, such as one month or six months.
Varying time intervals could lead to variation in the frequency of responses. Researchers interested in using FPOTHHR should take the reference period and question wording into consideration when comparing across samples. See Survey Text.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FPOTHHR is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
- Egypt 2000: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 1999: All women age 10-49.
- Rwanda 1992: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1988: Women age 15-49 who read or heard about family planning in the past month.
