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Demographic and Health Survey 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Burkina Faso, 2010
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BFA_2010_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD), Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances [Burkina Faso] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Hemoglobin level (g/dl) adjusted for altitude (respondents to women's survey) (C_BIOFHEMOLEVELALT)

Data file: BFA2010-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1284
End: 1286
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
240. RECORD THE HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL HERE ON THE ANEMIA PAMPHLET.

G/DL _____

NOT PRESENT 994
REFUSED 995
OTHER 996
Categories
Value Category
993 Not present
994 Refused
995 Other
996 Inconsistent
998 Missing
999 NIU (not in universe)
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
BIOFHEMOLEVELALT (V456) reports the level of hemoglobin in the respondent'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. BIOFHEMOLEVELALT 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 anemia status, based on grouped hemoglobin level results, see BIOFANEMIALVL (V457).

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