Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2014

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Reference ID

GHA_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Aug 15, 2018

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May 14, 2020

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Third blood pressure measurement: Systolic (W_BP3SYS)

Data file: GHA2014-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 2832

End: 2834

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

1056) TAKE THE BLOOD PRESSURE READING.
RECORD THE SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURE. THEN PROCEED TO Q1101.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MEASURE THE RESPONDENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE, RECORD THE REASON.

SYSTOLIC _____
DIASTOLIC _____

REFUSED 994
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS 995
OTHER 996

Value	Category
995	Refused
996	Technical problems
997	Special answer
998	Missing
999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For women who agreed to have her blood pressure measured for a second time during the survey, BP3SYS reports the woman's third systolic pressure measurement.

The related variable BP3DIA reports the woman's third diastolic pressure measurement.

In the surveys that measured a woman's blood pressure, the interviewer measured the blood pressure at three different times during the survey. Because blood pressure measurements only represent an instantaneous value, the average of multiple measurements may provide more accurate results. The related variables BP1SYS and BP2SYS report the first and second systolic measurements taken during the survey, while BPAVGSYS reports the average of the woman's systolic measurements taken throughout the survey.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Blood pressure Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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