Description

HCMCG1 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the female respondent reported a health center as a source for male condoms. This response category is country-specific to Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville.

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

HCMCG1 (health center) is combined with HCMCG2 (health post) in HCMPUBHC (all public health centers and health posts) for the 2005 and 2011 Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville samples. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using HCMCG1 are encouraged to review HCMPUBHC for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

HCMCG1 has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question on known sources for male condoms is included in the standard DHS questionnaire in Phases III forward.

Although HCMCG1 is a country-specific response, this variable is combined with other responses in HCMPUBHC, a variable that encompasses all public health centers and health posts as sources of male condoms. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of HCMCG1 or the Comparability tab of HCMPUBHC for more information on the specific categories combined for Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville 2005 and 2011 surveys.

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