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Demographic and Health Survey 2010-2011 - IPUMS Subset

Senegal, 2010 - 2011
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SEN_2010_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) [Sénégal], and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Body mass index (BMI) (Female household members) (H_HWFBMI)

Data file: SEN2010-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 562
End: 565
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
434. Where did you give birth to (NAME)?
PROBE TO IDENTITY THE TYPE OF SOURCE. IF UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR, WRITE THE NAME OF THE PLACE.

NAME OF PLACE(S) ______

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RESPONDENT'S HOME 11 (MOST RECENT BIRTH: GO TO 438; OTHERS: GO TO 448)
OTHER HOME 12 (MOST RECENT BIRTH: GO TO 438; OTHERS: GO TO 448)

PUBLIC SECTOR

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL 21
GOVERNMENT HEALTH CENTER/MATERNITY 22
GOVERNMENT HEALTH POST 23
OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR (SPECIFY) _____ 26

PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR

PRIVATE HOSPITAL/CLINIC 31
OTHER PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR (SPECIFY) ____ 36

OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 96 (MOST RECENT BIRTH: GO TO 438; OTHERS: GO TO 448)
Categories
Value Category
9998 Missing
9999 NIU (not in universe)
9997 Flagged cases
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, HWFBMI (HA40) reports their body mass index (BMI). BMI is an anthropometric measure relating weight to height, equal to body weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters) squared (W/H2). BMI is also known as the Quetelet Index, and it is a measure of acute nutritional status, based on the Fogarty Metropolitan Life tables of ideal weight for height.

The DHS Guide to Statistics offers the following guidelines for interpreting BMI scores for women age 15-49:

Normal: 18.5 to 24.9
Mildly thin: 17.0 to 18.4
Moderately thin: 16.0 to 16.9
Severely thin: less than 16.0
Overweight: 25.0 to 29.9
Obese: 30.0 or more

The original height and weight values used to calculate BMI 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 HWFROHRER (the female household member's Rohrer's Index, which is equal to body weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters) cubed (W/H3)).

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Female anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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