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STIADHOME
(STIADHOME)
Sought STI advice from: Home
Codes and Frequencies
Description
STIADHOME indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the female respondent reported seeking advice or treatment from her home the last time she experienced symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the past year.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences, STIADHOME has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
An open-ended question about where the woman sought advice/treatment for an STI is included in Phases III, V, and VI in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Although responses in this variable are country-specific and not included in the standard DHS modules, they are integrated in STIADHOME to increase comparability across samples.
Universe
- Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-64 who had an STI, abnormal genital discharge, or genital ulcer/sore in the last 12 months.
- Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who had an STI, abnormal genital discharge, or genital ulcer/sore in the last 12 months.
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the state module, who have ever had sex, and who had an STI, abnormal genital discharge, or genital ulcer/sore in the last 12 months.
- Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 who have had sex, and who had an STI, abnormal genital discharge, or genital ulcer/sore in the past 12 months.
