1) Percentage of women ever examined by a doctor or healthcare worker for breast cancer
2) Percentage of women ever tested by a doctor or healthcare worker for cervical cancer
Coverage:
Population base: All women age 15-49 at the time of the survey (IR File)
Time period: Lifetime of woman interviewed
Numerators:
1) Number of women age 15-49 ever examined by a doctor or healthcare worker for breast cancer (v484a = 1)
2) Number of women age 15-49 ever tested by a doctor or healthcare worker for cervical cancer (v484b = 1)
Denominator: Number of women age 15-49
Variables: IR file.
|
v484a |
Breasts examined for cancer by health care provider |
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v484b |
Ever tested for cervical cancer by health care provider |
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v005 |
Woman’s individual sample weight |
Numerator divided by denominator, multiplied by 100.
Women with missing information are included in the denominator.
Ba DM, Ssentongo P, Agbese E, et al. Prevalence and determinants of breast cancer screening in four sub-Saharan African countries: a population-based study. BMJ Open 2020; 10: e039464. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e039464
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 9.19
API Indicator IDs:
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