Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who reported having a sexually transmitted infection in the past 12 months, STIOTHYR (V858X) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported having some other sexually transmitted infection. The meaning of "other" must be interpreted relative to the specific categories included in a particular sample.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, STIOTHYR (V858X) is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
STIOTHYR (V858X) is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire, but it is included as a standard recode variable for Phase III.
Comparability — Chad [top]
The 1996 Chad sample distinguishes between "Other, not sexually transmitted infections" (STIOTHNONYR) and "Other [sexually transmitted infections]" (STIOTHYR).
Universe
- Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Cameroon 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Chad 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Kenya 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Madagascar 1997: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Mali 1995: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Zambia 1996: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
- Zimbabwe 1994: Women age 15-49 who have heard of STIs and have had an STI in the past 12 months.
