Codes and Frequencies
Description
HIVBLOODTEST (V473B) indicates whether the person's blood was drawn and tested for HIV antibodies or, if not, why the person's blood was not tested. All "no" responses have a common first digit of "2," while the second digit reveals the reason (e.g., consent refused, blood sample insufficient or damaged).
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Along with universe differences, HIVBLOODTEST (V473B) differs in the detail of responses about why the person's blood was not tested. Some samples include a response for "sample not tested, lost, or damaged," while other samples placed these cases into an unspecified "other" category. To maximize comparability across samples, IPUMS-DHS uses composite coding, with all "no" answers sharing a first digit of "2" and the reason identified in the second digit.
Comparability - Standard DHS
HIVBLOODTEST (V473B) is a standard recode variable in the DHS beginning in Phase V.
Comparability — India [top]
According to the Final Report for the 2005 India survey, no estimate of HIV prevalence is provided for Nagaland, the sixth highest HIV prevalence state, due to strong local opposition to the collection of blood samples.
Universe
- Angola 2015: Women age 15-49 whose households were not selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Burundi 2010: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 whose households were not selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Chad 2014: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for HIV testing, in households not selected for the men's survey.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for male interview and adult HIV testing.
- Guinea 2012: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- India 2005: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for HIV testing.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the State module.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for the men's/husband's interview.
- Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Lesotho 2014: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Liberia 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the men's survey.
- Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Malawi 2016: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Namibia 2013: Women age 15-64 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Rwanda 2010: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for male interview and adult HIV testing.
- Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 for whom a measurement was found in the household.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 whose households were selected for hemoglobin measurements.
- Zambia 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.
