Demographic and Health Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2016

Reference ID

ZAF_2016_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Department of Health (NDoH) [South Africa], Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

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Jan 16, 2021

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Arm circumference (cm) (female household members) (H_HWFBPARMCIRC)

Data file: ZAF2016-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 495

End: 496

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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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

HWFBPARMCIRC reports the circumference (in centimeters) of the female household member's arm, midway between the elbow and the shoulder.

When the blood pressure cuff is too large or too small, errors in measuring blood pressure can occur. Using cuffs that are too small or too short can lead to overestimates of the systolic and diastolic measurements. Similarly, using cuffs that are too large can lead to underestimates. The related variable HWFBPMODEL reports the size of the blood pressure monitor cuff used to measure the woman's blood pressure.

concept

Concept

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

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