Demographic and Health Survey 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 2001

Reference ID

MLI_2001_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Cellule de Planification et de Statistique du Ministere de la Sante' (CPS/MS) [Mali], Direction Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Informatique (DNSI) [Mali], and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Anemia level (respondents to women's survey) (B_BIOFANEMIALVL)

Data file: MLI2001-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1039

End: 1039

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

51. We have detected a low level of hemoglobin in (your blood/ the blood of NAME OF CHILD/CHILDREN). The means that (you/ NAME OF CHILD/CHILDREN) are severely anemic, this is a serious health problem. We wish to inform the doctor of ______ about (your condition /the condition of NAME OF CHILD/CHILDREN). This will help you to get the appropriate treatment for your condition Do you accept to have this information concerning the hemoglobin level of (your blood/ the blood of NAME OF CHILD/CHILDREN) given to the doctor?

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

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.

concept

Concept

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

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