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Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2008
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GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Hemoglobin level adjusted for altitude (members under age 5) (H_HEMOLEVELALTHHLT5)

Data file: GHA2008-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 633
End: 636
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
512. RECORD HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL HERE AND IN THE ANEMIA PAMPHLET

CHILD HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL

G/DL ____.__
Categories
Value Category
9996 Inconsistent
9998 Missing
9999 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
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).

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