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

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Aug 15, 2018

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May 01, 2020

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Iodine level in HH salt, first grouping (W_SALTEST1)

Data file: MLI2006-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 492

End: 494

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

35. Ask the respondent for a teaspoon of cooking salt, then test for iodide.
Record the PPM (Proportion per million)

[Note: Begin by using the container with the violet cover to see if the salt is iodized with iodide. If the result of the iodide test is 0 PPM (no iodide), use the container with the black cover for iodate.]

0 PPM 1
7 PPM 2
15 PPM 3
30 PPM 4
NO SALT IN HOUSEHOLD 5
SALT NOT TESTED ______(give the reason) 6

Value	Category
997	Don't know
000	0 PPM
070	7 PPM
071	Less than 15 PPM
150	15 PPM or more
151	30 PPM
994	Salt not tested
995	No salt in household
996	Non-resident
998	Missing

Description

Definition

SALTEST1 (HV234) reports the iodine level in the household's cooking salt, using grouped values. The levels are grouped based on PPM (parts per million).

Universal salt iodization is recommended (by the World Health Organization and UNICEF) to prevent and correct iodine deficiency disorders (including goiter, hypothyroidism, deaf-mutism, mental retardation, dwarfism, stillbirth, and congenital abnormalities). However, unnecessarily high levels of iodine in salt may lead to occasional cases of hyperthyroidism.

The information in SALTEST1 is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.

The related variables SALTEST2 and SALTEST3 (HV234A) also report iodine levels in cooking salt, but with different groupings.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Nutrition Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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