Demographic and Health Survey 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Burundi, 2010

Reference ID

BDI_2010_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Institut de Statistiques et d’Études Économiques du Burundi (ISTEEBU), Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida [Burundi] (MSPLS), et ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

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Hemoglobin level adjusted by altitude (C_HEMOLEVELALT)

Data file: BDI2010-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1174

End: 1177

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

212) RECORD THE HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL HERE AND IN THE ANEMIA PAMPHLET

G/DL _____
NOT PRESENT 99.4
REFUSED 99.5
OTHER 99.6

Value	Category
9997	Inconsistent
9998	Missing
9999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

HEMOLEVELALT (HW56) reports the level of hemoglobin in the child's 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. HEMOLEVELALT 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 child's anemia status, based on grouped hemoglobin level results, see ANEMIALVLKID (HW57).

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Child anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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