Demographic and Health Survey 2003-2004 - IPUMS Subset

Madagascar, 2003 - 2004

Reference ID

MDG_2003_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Institut National de la Statistique, Ministère de l’Économie, des Finances et du Budget [Madagascar] and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Hemoglobin level adjusted by altitude (C_HEMOLEVELALT)

Data file: MDG2003-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1197

End: 1200

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

116. RECORD LEVEL OF HEMOGLOBIN

HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL _______

NOT MEASURED 996 (GO TO 121)
(SPECIFY) _______

Value	Category
9997	Inconsistent
9998	Missing
9999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

HEMOLEVELALT (HW56) reports the level of hemoglobin in the child's blood, in terms of grams per deciliter (g/dl), based on testing of blood drawn by DHS personnel, and adjusted for altitude. Hemoglobin levels are tested to determine the presence and severity of anemia. HEMOLEVELALT is a 4-digit numeric variable with 1 implied decimal place.

The USAID publication Adjusting Hemoglobin Values in Program Surveys [URL omitted from DDI.] explains, "At elevations above 1000 m. hemoglobin concentrations increase as an adaptive response to the lower partial pressure of oxygen and reduced oxygen saturation of blood." The report further provides an equation for adjusting hemoglobin values in altitudes at 500-meter intervals, and explains that adjustment is important because "WHO hemoglobin cutoffs for anemia refer to sea-level values."

For a summary statement of the child's anemia status, based on grouped hemoglobin level results, see ANEMIALVLKID (HW57).

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Child anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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