Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 2006

Reference ID

MLI_2006_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Cellule de Planification et de Statistique du Ministere de la Sante' (CPS/MS) [Mali], Direction Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Informatique du Ministere de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et du Commerce (DNSI/MEIC) [Mali], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

Metadata

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Aug 15, 2018

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May 01, 2020

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Anemia level of child (C_ANEMIALVLKID)

Data file: MLI2006-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1607

End: 1607

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

51. We have detected a low level of hemoglobin in (your blood/ the blood of NAME OF CHILD/CHILDREN). The means that (you/ NAME OF CHILD/CHILDREN) are severely anemic, this is a serious health problem. We wish to inform the doctor of __ about (your condition /the condition of NAME OF CHILD/CHILDREN). This will help you to get the appropriate treatment for your condition. Do you accept to have this information concerning the hemoglobin level of (your blood/ the blood of NAME OF CHILD/CHILDREN) given to the doctor?

WOMEN 18-49
[repeat for each woman in this age group below the critical threshold]

NAME OF THE PERSON WHO IS BELOW THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD
_____

ACCEPT THAT THE INFORMATION IS SHARED

Yes 1
No 2

WOMEN 15-17 AND CHILDREN
[repeat for each woman in this age group or child below the critical threshold]

NAME OF THE PERSON WHO IS BELOW THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD
____

NAME OF PARENT/RESPONSIBLE ADULT
____

ACCEPT THAT THE INFORMATION IS SHARED

Yes 1
No 2

Value	Category
1	Severe
2	Moderate
3	Mild
4	Not anemic
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

ANEMIALVLKID (HW57) reports the child's level of anemia, from severely anemic to not anemic, based on hemoglobin levels in blood drawn by DHS personnel.

According to the DHS Recode Manuals, "[Hemoglobin] Levels below 7.0 g/dl are considered as severe anemia, levels between 7.1g/dl and 9.9g/dl are considered as moderate anemia, and cases between 10.0 g/dl and 10.9 g/dl are considered as mild anemia."

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Child anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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