Among women and men age 15-49 who reported a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or symptoms of an STI in the past 12 months, the percentage who sought advice or treatment.
Coverage:
Population base: Women and men age 15-49 years (IR file, MR file)
Time period: 12 months preceding the survey interview
Numerators:
1) Number of women (or men) age 15-49 who sought advice or treatment from a clinic/hospital/private doctor:
women: any of v770a – l, n – s = 1; excludes pharmacy [usually v770m]
men: any of mv770a – l, n – s = 1; excludes pharmacy [usually mv770m]
2) Number of women (or men) age 15-49 who sought advice or treatment from a shop/pharmacy:
women: v770m [pharmacy] = 1 or v770t [shop] = 1;
men: mv770m [pharmacy] = 1 or mv770t [shop] = 1
3) Number of women (or men) age 15-49 who sought advice or treatment from any other source:
women: v770u = 1 or v770v = 1 or v770w = 1 or v770x = 1;
men: mv770u = 1 or mv770v = 1 or mv770w = 1 or mv770x = 1
4) Number of women (or men) age 15-49 who sought no advice or treatment:
women: v770 = 0; men: mv770 = 0
Denominator: Number of women (or men) age 15-49 with an STI or symptoms of an STI in the past 12 months (women: v763a = 1 or v763b = 1 or v763c = 1; men: mv763a = 1 or mv763b = 1 or mv763c = 1)
Variables: IR file, MR file.
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v763a |
Had any STI in last 12 months (women) |
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v763b |
Had genital sore/ulcer in last 12 months (women) |
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v763c |
Had genital discharge in last 12 months (women) |
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v770 |
Sought advice/treatment for last STI infection (women) |
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v770a |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: government hospital |
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v770b – j |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS public |
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v770k |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: private hospital/clinic/doctor |
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v770l |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS private |
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v770m |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS private (pharmacy) |
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v770n – s |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS private |
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v770t |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS other (shop) |
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v770u – w |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS other |
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v770x |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: other |
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v005 |
Woman’s individual sample weight |
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mv763a |
Had any STI in last 12 months (men) |
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mv763b |
Had genital sore/ulcer in last 12 months (men) |
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mv763c |
Had genital discharge in last 12 months (men) |
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mv770 |
Sought advice/treatment for last STI infection (men) |
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mv770a |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: government hospital |
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mv770b – j |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS public |
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mv770k |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: private hospital/clinic/doctor |
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mv770l |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS private |
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mv770m |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS private (pharmacy) |
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mv770n – s |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS private |
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mv770t |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS other (shop) |
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mv770u – w |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: CS other |
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mv770x |
Sought STI advice/treatment from: other |
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mv005 |
Man’s individual sample weight |
Within each category of advice or treatment sought, and in the ‘No advice or treatment’ category, the numerator divided by the denominator, expressed as a percentage.
Missing values are assumed to reflect no advice or treatment sought (in the numerator) or no STI or symptoms of STI (in the denominator). Respondents can also indicate “don’t know” about STI or STI symptoms, which is counted as no STI or STI symptoms and therefore not included in the denominator.
The questions on treatment seeking for STIs were removed in the standard DHS-8 questionnaire.