Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset

Lesotho, 2004

Reference ID

LSO_2004_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) [Lesotho], Bureau of Statistics (BOS) [Lesotho], and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

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Hemoglobin level adjusted by altitude (Female household members) (H_HWFHEMOLEVELALT)

Data file: LSO2004-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 365

End: 367

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

(59) HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL (G/DL)

G/DL___ ___.___

Value	Category
992	Information not collected
993	Not present
994	Refused
995	Other
996	Inconsistent
998	Missing
999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For female household members of childbearing age, HWFHEMOLEVELALT (HA56) 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. HWFHEMOLEVELALT is a 3-digit 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 female household member's anemia status, based on grouped hemoglobin level results, see HWFANEMIALVL (HA57).

concept

Concept

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

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