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Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
HWHTHOWMEAS (HW15) reports whether the height of children under age 5 was measured when they were lying down or standing up. According to the DHS Recode Manuals:
In DHS surveys, children aged less than 24 months are to be measured lying down, children 24 months or older are to be measured standing up. There may, however, be a considerable discrepancy between policy and practice!
Comparability
Along with universe differences, HWHTHOWMEAS (HW15) differs across samples in response categories. Some samples include the response category "not measured," while other presumably placed unmeasured children in the "missing" category.
Comparability - Standard DHS
HWHTHOWMEAS (HW15) is a standard variable in the DHS for Phase II forward.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Angola:
2015-C
Bangladesh:
1997-C, 2000-C, 2004-C, 2007-C, 2011-C, 2014-C, 2018-C
Benin:
1996-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2011-C, 2017-C
Burkina Faso:
1993-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2010-C
Burundi:
2010-C, 2016-C
Cameroon:
1991-C, 1998-C, 2004-C, 2011-C, 2018-C
Central African Republic:
1995-C
Chad:
2004-C, 2014-C
Comoros:
2012-C
Congo (Democratic Republic):
2007-C, 2013-C
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-C, 2011-C
Cote d'Ivoire:
1994-C, 1998-C, 2011-C
Egypt:
1992-C, 1995-C, 2000-C, 2003-C, 2005-C, 2008-C, 2014-C
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-C
Ethiopia:
2000-C, 2005-C, 2011-C, 2016-C, 2019-C
Gabon:
2000-C, 2012-C
Gambia:
2013-C, 2019-C
Ghana:
1993-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2014-C
Guinea:
1999-C, 2005-C, 2012-C, 2018-C
India:
1992-C, 1998-C, 2005-C, 2015-C, 2019-C
Jordan:
1990-C, 1997-C, 2002-C, 2007-C, 2009-C, 2012-C
Kenya:
1993-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2014-C
Lesotho:
2004-C, 2009-C, 2014-C
Liberia:
2013-C, 2019-C
Madagascar:
1992-C, 1997-C, 2003-C, 2008-C
Malawi:
1992-C, 2000-C, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2016-C
Mali:
1995-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2012-C, 2018-C
Morocco:
1992-C, 2003-C
Mozambique:
1997-C, 2003-C, 2011-C
Myanmar:
2015-C
Namibia:
2000-C, 2006-C, 2013-C
Nepal:
1996-C, 2001-C, 2011-C, 2016-C
Niger:
1992-C, 1998-C, 2006-C, 2012-C
Nigeria:
1999-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2013-C, 2018-C
Pakistan:
1991-C, 2012-C, 2017-C
Rwanda:
2000-C, 2005-C, 2010-C, 2014-C
Sao Tome:
2008-C
Senegal:
1992-C, 2005-C, 2010-C, 2012-C, 2014-C, 2015-C, 2016-C, 2017-C
Sierra Leone:
2008-C, 2013-C, 2019-C
South Africa:
2016-C
Tanzania:
1991-C, 1996-C, 1999-C, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2015-C
Togo:
1998-C, 2013-C
Uganda:
1995-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2011-C, 2016-C
Yemen:
2013-C
Zambia:
1992-C, 1996-C, 2001-C, 2007-C, 2013-C, 2018-C
Zimbabwe:
1994-C, 1999-C, 2005-C, 2010-C, 2015-C
