Definition
For women who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the past 12 months, STIADML7 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported seeking advice or treatment from a public reference health center (CSREF) for this problem. This response category is country-specific to Mali.
Some samples in the "STIAD" series include multiple categories that can be consolidated into a single broad response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable, while also preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.
STIADML7 is combined with STIADML8 (public community health center (CSCOM)) in STIADPUBHC (all public health centers) for the 2006 and 2012 Mali samples. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using STIADML7 are encouraged to review STIADPUBHC for a more comprehensive response category.