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Demographic and Health Survey 2010

Malawi, 2010
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MWI_2010_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office [Malawi] and ICF Macro, Minnesota Population Center
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Anemia level (respondents to women's survey) (C_BIOFANEMIALVL)

Data file: MWI2010-C

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Range: -
Format:

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Categories
Value Category
0 Not anemic
1 Mild
2 Moderate
3 Severe
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
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

Definition
BIOFANEMIALVL (V457) reports the respondent's level of anemia, from not anemic to severely anemic, based on hemoglobin levels in blood drawn by DHS personnel.

According to the DHS Recode Manuals:
[Hemoglobin] levels below 7.0 g/dl are considered as severe anemia, levels between 7.1g/dl and 9.9g/dl are considered as moderate anemia, and cases between 10.0 g/dl and 10.9 g/dl are considered as mild anemia for pregnant women and between 10.0 g/dl and 11.9 g/dl for all other adult women.

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Female blood testing Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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