Demographic and Health Survey 2013-14 - IPUMS Subset

Central African Republic, 2013 - 2014

Reference ID

COD_2013_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministère du Plan et Suivi de la Mise en œuvre de la Révolution de la Modernité (MPSMRM), Ministère de la Santé Publique (MSP) [Democratic Republic of the Congo] et ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Sep 19, 2018

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Hemoglobin level adjusted for altitude (members under age 5) (H_HEMOLEVELALTHHLT5)

Data file: COD2013-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 707

End: 710

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

313) RECORD THE HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL HERE

G/DL ____
NOT PRESENT 992
REFUSED 993
OTHER 996

Value	Category
9996	Inconsistent
9998	Missing
9999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For household members under age 5, HEMOLEVELALTHHLT5 (HC56) reports the level of hemoglobin in their 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. HEMOLEVELALTHHLT5 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 young household member's anemia status, based on grouped hemoglobin level results, see ANEMIALVLHHLT5 (HC57).

concept

Concept

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

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