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 Features 
Anemia questions 
Anemia questions Questions about anemia and the treatment of anemia. This does not include anemia testing which is recorded as a biomarker. Can be asked of women and/or men.  |   
 
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 Birth registration 
Birth registration A question on birth registration asked about each household member under the age of 5 years.  |   
 
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 Blood pressure questions 
Blood pressure questions Questions asking if individuals have been diagnosed with high blood pressure also known as hypertension. These questions are now included in the chronic diseases module. This does not include blood pressure measurement which is recorded as a biomarker. Can be asked of women and/or men.  |   
 
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 Calendar 
Calendar The DHS calendar is a month by month history of certain key reproductive and contraceptive key events in the life of the woman respondent for the 5 years preceding the interview.  |   
 
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 Causes of death 
Causes of death Questions asking about cause of death but not a full verbal autopsy. See also the verbal autopsy module and the accident and injury module.  |   
 
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 Cooking fuel 
Cooking fuel A question asking the household respondent about the type of cooking fuel used by the household. These are included as part of the core questionnaire.  |   
 
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 Diabetes questions 
Diabetes questions Questions asking individuals about awareness of or diagnosis with diabetes. Can be asked of women and/or men.  |   
 
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 GPS/georeferenced 
GPS/georeferenced Surveys with latitude and longitude coordinates for survey clusters. Note that cluster coordinates are randomly displaced to protect the privacy of respondents.  |   
 
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 HIV behavior 
HIV behavior Questions asking individuals about behavioral risk factors related to the transmission of HIV. Can be asked of women and/or men. These are included as part of the core questionnaire.  |   
 
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 HIV knowledge 
HIV knowledge Questions asking individuals about their knowledge about HIV. Can be asked of women and/or men. These are included as part of the core questionnaire.  |   
 
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 Iodine salt test 
Iodine salt test Household salt tested for the presence of iodine.  |   
 
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 Men's survey 
Men's survey Surveys that include men in addition to women as individual respondents.  |   
 
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 Micronutrients 
Micronutrients Questions asking which foods and drinks were consumed by children in the 24 hours prior to the survey.  |   
 
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 Paper survey 
Paper survey Interviews conducted with paper questionnaires which are later entered into a computer at a central office.  |   
 
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 Social marketing 
Social marketing Questions asking individuals about the brands of condoms and pills used by respondents to identify the social marketing brands used in the country. Condom brands can be asked of women and/or men.  |   
 
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 Tobacco use 
Tobacco use Questions asking individuals about the consumption of smoked and smokeless tobacco products. Can be asked of women and/or men.  |   
 
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 Vitamin A questions 
Vitamin A questions Questions on whether a child received a vitamin A dose recently, or whether the mother received a dose after a delivery. These are included as part of the core questionnaire.  |   
 
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 Women's status 
Women's status Questions asking individuals about decision-making, ownership of house/land, use of banks, and other related questions. Can be asked of women and/or men. These are included as part of the core questionnaire.  |   
 
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