Codes and Frequencies
Description
STIWDK (V786Z) indicates that the woman did not know any possible symptoms of STI (sexually transmitted infection) in men.
Comparability
Along with universe differences, STIWDK (V786Z) has some variation in question wording that broadly applies to the "symptoms of STI" series. The standard question wording for the STIW- series is: "If a woman has a sexually transmitted disease, what symptoms might she have?" This wording is used by the majority of samples. However, some samples use the question, "What are the signs or symptoms in a woman that make you think she may have a sexually transmitted infection?" Researchers concerned with this question wording variation should be attentive to the survey text tab, above.
Women who had not heard of sexually transmitted infections apart from AIDS were not asked this question, and they were automatically coded as "Does not know symptoms" in this variable, unless otherwise noted in the comparability text below. For the variable indicating whether the woman has heard of STIs other than AIDS, see STIHEARDOTH (V785).
Comparability - Standard DHS
STIWDK (V786Z) appears in phase IV of the Standard DHS questionnaire but is not included in subsequent phases of the standard questionnaire.
Universe
- Bangladesh 2000: Ever-married women age 10-49 who have heard about sexually transmitted infections apart from AIDS.
- Bangladesh 2004: Ever-married women age 10-49.
- Benin 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Chad 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-49 who have heard about sexually transmitted infections apart from AIDS.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Gabon 2000: Women age 15-49 who have heard about sexually transmitted infections apart from AIDS.
- Ghana 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard about sexually transmitted infections apart from AIDS.
- Kenya 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who have heard about sexually transmitted infections apart from AIDS.
- Lesotho 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Morocco 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Niger 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1999: All women age 15-49.
