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Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2014
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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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Blood pressure monitor cuff size (W_BPTMODEL)

Data file: GHA2014-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 2841
End: 2842
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
101D) USE THE ARM CIRCUMFERENCE MEASUREMENT TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR MODEL AND CUFF SIZE. CIRCLE THE CODE FOR THE MODEL AND CUFF SIZE.

MODEL 767

SMALL: 16 CM - 23 CM 1
MEDIUM: 24 CM - 35 CM 2
LARGE: 36 CM - 41 CM 3

MODEL 789

EXTRA LARGE: 42 CM - 60 CM 4
Categories
Value Category
10 Small
11 Small: 16-23 cm
12 Small: 17-22 cm
20 Medium
21 Medium: 23-32 cm
22 Medium: 24-35 cm
30 Large
31 Large: 33-42 cm
32 Large: 36-41 cm
40 Extra large
41 Extra large: 42-60 cm
98 Missing
99 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
For women who agreed to have blood pressure measured during the survey, BPTMODEL reports the blood pressure monitor cuff size used to measure the woman's blood pressure. The centimeters associated with the cuff size correspond to the recommended arm circumference.

When the blood pressure cuff is too large or too small, errors in measuring blood pressure can occur. Using cuffs that are too small or too short can lead to overestimates of the systolic and diastolic measurements. Similarly, using cuffs that are too large can lead to underestimates. The related variable BPTARMCM reports, in centimeters, the circumference of the woman's arm, midway between the elbow and the shoulder.

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Concept
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Blood pressure Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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