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HIGHBPDIAG
(HIGHBPDIAG)Adult ever diagnosed with high blood pressure
Codes and Frequencies
Description
HIGHBPDIAG indicates whether the respondent has ever been diagnosed (by a health care professional) with high blood pressure or hypertension.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, HIGHBPDIAG has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
HIGHBPDIAG is a country-specific variable for most DHS phases. In Phase 8, the standard variable CHD02 is included in the optional module on chronic disease.
Universe
- Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 in households not selected for hemoglobin testing.
- Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the men's survey.
- Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 who have high blood pressure.
- Cameroon 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the male interview.
- Ghana 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the male interview.
- Kenya 2022: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the men's survey.
- Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 who have had their blood pressure checked before the survey.
- Lesotho 2014: Women age 15-49 who have had their blood pressure checked before the survey.
- Madagascar 2021: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the men's survey.
- Mali 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2022: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the men's survey.
- Senegal 2010: All women age 15-49.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the adult health questionnaire.
- Zambia 2018: All women age 15-49.
