Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2015-16

Tanzania, 2015 - 2016

Reference ID

TZA_2015_DHS-MIS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF, Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Weight for age percent of the reference median (CDC standards) (Members under age 5) (M_HWCWTAPCTRM)

Data file: TZA2015-M

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Questions and instructions

Value	Category
99998	Flagged cases
99999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For household members under age 5, HWCWTAPCTRM (HC9) reports their weight-for-age as a percent of the median weight for a reference population of the same age and sex. For this variable, the reference population was developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Low weight-for-age, or "underweight," is an indicator of acute and/or chronic malnutrition,

HWCWEIGHT (HC2) reports the young household member's weight as measured by DHS personnel. The related variable AGEMOHHLT5 (HC1) reports age in months at the time of measurement.

The similar variable HWCWTAPCT (HC7) reports the young household member's weight-for-age percentile relative to smoothed percentile growth charts by age and sex, for the same reference population.

For an alternative measure of stunting in terms of weight-for-age and using the same reference population, see HWCWAZNCHS (HC8). HWCWAZNCHS reports the difference between the height and the median weight of the CDC reference population of the same age and sex, expressed in units equal to one standard deviation of the reference population's distribution.

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Child anthropometry Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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