Codes and Frequencies
Description
FPHOMVISITY indicates whether the woman was visited by a health worker who talked to her about family planning in the 12 months preceding the interview.
The question associated with this variable was included in the female questionnaire.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL Ghana India |
Indonesia Kenya |
Nigeria Uganda |
Comparability
Apart from slight universe differences, there are no comparability issues. Most commonly, this question was worded as "In the last 12 months, were you visited by a health worker who talked to you about family planning?" Samples that diverge from this convention are noted below.
Comparability — Ghana [top]
The Round 4 survey asks "In the last 12 months, were you visited by a community health worker who talked to you about family planning?" (emphasis added)
Comparability — India [top]
The Round 1 survey asks "In the last 12 months, were you visited by an anganwadi worker, ASHA, or other community health worker who talked to you about family planning?" (emphasis added)
Comparability — Indonesia [top]
The Round 1 survey asks "In the last 12 months, were you visited by a village health volunteer who talked to you about family planning?" (emphasis added)
Comparability — Kenya [top]
The Round 3 and 4 surveys asks "In the last 12 months, were you visited by a community health worker who talked to you about family planning?" (emphasis added)
Comparability — Nigeria [top]
The Round 1, 2, and 3 surveys asks "In the last 12 months, were you visited by a community health worker who talked to you about family planning?" (emphasis added)
Comparability — Uganda [top]
The Round 1 and 4 surveys asks "In the last 12 months, were you visited by a community health worker who talked to you about family planning?" (emphasis added)
Comparability with IPUMS-DHS
FPHOMVISITY in IPUMS-PMA is similar to FPHOMVISITY in IPUMS-DHS. The wording of the question corresponding to the IPUMS-DHS variable varies slightly, which may affect comparability; see the Survey Text and Universe Tab of the IPUMS-DHS variable for more information.
Universe
- Women age 15-49.
Availability
- Burkina Faso: 2014-2018, 2020-2022
- Congo (Democratic Republic): 2013-2021
- Cote d'Ivoire: 2017-2018, 2020-2022
- Ethiopia: 2014-2021
- Ghana: 2013-2017
- India: 2016-2018, 2020-2022
- Indonesia: 2015-2016
- Kenya: 2014-2021
- Niger: 2015-2018, 2020, 2022-2023
- Nigeria: 2014-2021
- Uganda: 2014-2022
