Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

WOMEN’S ACCESS TO HEALTH CAREStatistics: Percentages of Women with Specific Problems in Accessing Health Care forThemselvesDefinitionA. Coverage: Population base: All interviewed women.B. Numerators: Numbers of women with specific problems in accessing health care for themselves,such as:• Knowing where to go for treatment• Getting permission to go for treatment• Getting money for treatment• Distance to health facility• Having to take transportation• Not wanting to go alone• Concern there may not be a female provider• Any of the specified problems.C. Denominator: Number of interviewed womenCalculationFor percentages, 100 times the quotient of the numerators divided by the denominator.Handling of Missing ValuesExcluded from numerators (assumed not a problem).Notes and ConsiderationsResearchers should not assume that there is only one possible response for each of the responsecategories. For example, problem of getting permission to go for treatment may refer to employer,insurance company, or HMO, in addition to husband, father, or other family member.Guide to DHS Statistics 119 Updated September 2006