Description

HCMPRIVMIS indicates whether the woman reported a faith-based health facility as a source for male condoms.

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.

For example, a given sample might include multiple categories for different types of faith-based facilities that could be combined to create a more comprehensive response category. See Comparability for more information on the specific categories combined in HCMPRIVMIS.

Comparability

HCMPRIVMIS has some variation in question wording that broadly applies to the "source for male condom" series. For discussion of question wording in this variable series, see the comparability section of HCMDK.

In addition to universe differences, there is variation in response category wording in HCMPRIVMIS. The response is most frequently organized under the "Private Medical Sector" header, although sometimes "Mission Facility" is its own header. Additionally, multiple categories were sometimes consolidated in HCMPRIVMIS to form a single, more comprehensive response. Countries of particular interest are noted below.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question on known sources for male condoms is included in the standard DHS questionnaire in Phases III forward. HCMPRIVMIS is country-specific and not part of the standard DHS questionnaire.

For discussion of differences between phases in this variable series, see the Comparability - Standard DHS tab of HCMDK.

Universe