Demographic and Health Survey 2005-06 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 2005 - 2006

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ZWE_2005_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistical Office [Zimbabwe] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Hemoglobin level (g/dl) adjusted for altitude (respondents to women's survey) (W_BIOFHEMOLEVELALT)

Data file: ZWE2005-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 2872

End: 2874

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

1321) RECORD HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL

G/DL ___

Value	Category
993	Not present
994	Refused
995	Other
996	Inconsistent
998	Missing
999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

BIOFHEMOLEVELALT (V456) reports the level of hemoglobin in the respondent'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. BIOFHEMOLEVELALT is a 3-digit 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 anemia status, based on grouped hemoglobin level results, see BIOFANEMIALVL (V457).

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Female blood testing Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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