Demographic and Health Survey, 2008
Fifth Round
Nigeria, 2008
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Who performed circumcision (G107)
Data file: Woman
Overview
Valid:
8334
Invalid:
26262
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1157
End:
1158
Width:
2
Range:
10 - 98
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Who performed the circumcision?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Health professional | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | Doctor | 134 |
1.6%
|
| 12 | Trained nurse / midwife | 557 |
6.7%
|
| 16 | Other health professional | 8 |
0.1%
|
| 20 | Traditional | 0 |
0%
|
| 21 | Traditional "circumciser" | 5478 |
65.7%
|
| 22 | Traditional birth attendant | 854 |
10.2%
|
| 26 | Other traditional | 40 |
0.5%
|
| 98 | Don't know | 1263 |
15.2%
|
| 99 | Missing | 130 | |
| Sysmiss | 26132 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Universe
Women who have heard of circumcision and been circumcised ((G100=1 or G101=1) and G102=1)
Source of information
Respondent