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Demographic and Health Survey 2013-14 - IPUMS Subset

Zambia, 2013 - 2014
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ZMB_2013_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Health [Zambia], and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Rohrer's index (Female household members) (H_HWFROHRER)

Data file: ZMB2013-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 485
End: 488
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
205. WEIGHT IN KILOGRAMS

KG_________

NOT PRESENT 9994
REFUSED 9995
OTHER 9996
Categories
Value Category
9998 Missing
9997 Flagged cases
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 female household members of childbearing age, HWFROHRER (HA41) reports their Rohrer's Index. Rohrer's Index is an anthropometric measure relating weight to height, equal to body weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters) cubed (W/H3). Rohrer's Index is a measure of acute nutritional status, and may be used as an alternative to Body Mass Index.

The original height and weight values used to calculate Rohrer's Index are also included in the DHS. HWFWEIGHT (HA2) reports the female household member's weight in kilograms as measured by DHS personnel; HWFHEIGHT (HA3) reports their length or height in centimeters as measured by DHS personnel.

For an alternate measure of female nutrition, IPUMS-DHS users may also be interested in HWFBMI (the female household member's Body Mass Index (BMI), which is equal to body weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters) squared (W/H2)).

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Female anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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