IPUMS DHS: descr: BIOFHEMOLEVEL

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BIOFHEMOLEVEL (V453)

Hemoglobin level (g/dl) (respondents for women's survey)

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BIOFHEMOLEVEL (V453) is a 3-digit numeric variable with 1 implied decimal place that represents the hemoglobin level in grams per deciliter of female respondents, except for the following codes:

Codes

992 = Not tested
993 = Not present
994 = Refused
995 = Other
998 = Missing
999 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

BIOFHEMOLEVEL (V453) 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. Hemoglobin levels are tested to determine the presence and severity of anemia. BIOFHEMOLEVEL is a 3-digit variable with 1 implied decimal place.

For a summary statement of anemia status, based on grouped hemoglobin level results, see BIOFANEMIALVL (V457).

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Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Benin 2001: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements who granted consent for hemoglobin testing.
Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Burkina Faso 2003: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements who granted consent for hemoglobin testing.
Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Congo Brazzaville 2011: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Egypt 2000: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: All women age 15-49.
Ethiopia 2005: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Ethiopia 2011: All women age 15-49.
Ethiopia 2016: All women age 15-49.
Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Ghana 2003: All women age 15-49.
Ghana 2008: All women age 15-49.
Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Guinea 2005: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Guinea 2012: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
India 2005: Women age 15-49 in states other than Nagaland.
India 2015: All women age 15-49.
India 2019: All women age 15-49.
Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements who granted consent for hemoglobin testing.
Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Jordan 2009: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households selected for women's biomarkers.
Lesotho 2004: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Lesotho 2014: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Madagascar 2003: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements with a comleted biomarker questionnaire who granted consent for hemoglobin testing.
Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Malawi 2004: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements who granted consent for hemoglobin testing.
Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Malawi 2016: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Mali 2001: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements who granted consent for hemoglobin testing.
Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Mozambique 2011: All women age 15-49.
Myanmar 2015: All women age 15-49.
Namibia 2013: Women age 15-64 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Nepal 2006: All women age 15-49.
Nepal 2011: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Rwanda 2005: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements who granted consent for hemoglobin testing.
Rwanda 2008: All women age 15-49.
Rwanda 2010: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Sao Tome 2008: All women age 15-49.
Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Senegal 2008: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements who granted consent for hemoglobin testing.
Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 for whom a measurement was found in the household.
Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Sierra Leone 2019: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Tanzania 2004: All women age 15-49.
Tanzania 2010: All women age 15-49.
Tanzania 2015: All women age 15-49.
Togo 2017: All women age 15-49.
Uganda 2001: Women age 15-49 who granted consent for hemoglobin testing.
Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Uganda 2011: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Yemen 2013: Women age 15-49 in households selected for hemoglobin measurements.
Zambia 2018: All women age 15-49.
Zimbabwe 2005: All women age 15-49.
Zimbabwe 2010: All women age 15-49.
Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.

Bangladesh: 2011-W, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B

Benin: 2001-W, 2001-C, 2001-B, 2006-W, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W

Burkina Faso: 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-W

Burundi: 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W, 2016-W

Cameroon: 2004-B, 2004-C, 2004-W, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B

Congo (Democratic Republic): 2007-W, 2007-C, 2007-B, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B

Congo Brazzaville: 2005-W, 2005-C, 2005-B, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B

Cote d'Ivoire: 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B

Egypt: 2000-C, 2000-W, 2000-B, 2000-W, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-C, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-W

Eswatini (Swaziland): 2006-W, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W

Ethiopia: 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W

Gabon: 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B

Gambia: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B

Ghana: 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2008-C, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C

Guinea: 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W

India: 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2005-W, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B

Jordan: 2002-C, 2002-B, 2002-W, 2002-W, 2007-C, 2007-B, 2007-W, 2007-W, 2009-C, 2009-W, 2009-W, 2009-B, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W

Lesotho: 2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2009-W, 2009-C, 2009-B, 2009-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W

Liberia: 2019-W, 2019-B, 2019-C, 2019-W

Madagascar: 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2008-W, 2008-B, 2008-C, 2008-W

Malawi: 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-W, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W

Mali: 2001-C, 2001-B, 2001-W, 2001-W, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W

Mozambique: 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-W

Myanmar: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W

Namibia: 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2013-W

Nepal: 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W

Niger: 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W, 2012-W

Nigeria: 2018-W, 2018-W

Rwanda: 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2008-B, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-B, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-B

Sao Tome: 2008-W, 2008-C, 2008-B

Senegal: 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-C, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-W, 2017-W, 2017-B, 2017-C, 2017-W

Sierra Leone: 2008-C, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W, 2019-B, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-W

South Africa: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W

Tanzania: 2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-W, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-W

Togo: 2017-W, 2017-C

Uganda: 2001-W, 2001-B, 2001-C, 2001-W, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C

Yemen: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W

Zambia: 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W

Zimbabwe: 2005-C, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W

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