Definition
For women who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the past 12 months, STIADBI6 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported seeking advice or treatment from some other registered (confessional) medical sector facility for this problem. The meaning of "other" must be interpreted relative to the specific categories included in a particular sample. This response category is country-specific to Burundi.
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.
STIADBI6 is combined with STIADBI4 (registered hospital) and STIADBI5 (registered hospital) in STIADPRIVMIS (all faith-based health facilities) for the 2016 Burundi sample. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using STIADBI6 are encouraged to review STIADPRIVMIS for a more comprehensive response category.