IPUMS DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

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SURGERYABSCESS

(SURGERYABSCESS)

Type of most recent surgery: Abscess drainage

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Description

SURGERYABSCESS indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the female respondent reported that her most recent surgical operation in the past five years was an abscess drainage operation.

Comparability

SURGERYABSCESS has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

SURGERYABSCESS is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe

Zambia 2018: Women age 15-49 who had a surgery in the past 5 years.

Zambia: 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B