MEASURE DHS Biomarkers Inventory
In addition to anthropometric measurements (height and weight) and household salt testing for iodine content, the following biomarkers are tested in DHS surveys:
| Country |
Biomarkers |
| Angola 2006 MIS * |
Anemia, Malaria |
| Armenia 2000 DHS |
Anemia |
| Armenia 2005 DHS |
Anemia, Blood Pressure |
| Azerbaijan 2006 DHS * |
Anemia, Blood Pressure |
| Benin 2001 DHS |
Anemia |
| Benin 2006 DHS * |
Anemia, HIV |
| Bolivia 1998 DHS |
Anemia |
| Burkina Faso 2003 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Cambodia 2005 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Cameroon 2003 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Cote d’Ivoire 2005 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Democratic Republic of Congo 2006 DHS * |
Anemia, HIV |
| Dominican Republic 2002 DHS |
HIV |
| Dominican Republic 2007 DHS * |
HIV |
| Egypt 1999 DHS |
Anemia |
| Egypt 2004 DHS |
Anemia |
| Egypt 2008 DHS * |
HIV, Hepatitis C, Anthropometry |
| Ethiopia 1996 DHS (small scale test pilot) |
Anemia, Bacterial Vaginosis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Lead, Syphilis, Trichomonas, Vitamin A |
| Ethiopia 2005 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Ghana 2003 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Guinea 2004 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Guyana 2005 DHS |
HIV |
| Haiti 1999 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Haiti 2005 DHS |
Anemia |
| Honduras 2005 DHS |
Anemia |
| India 1998-99 DHS |
Anemia, Lead (in Delhi and Mumbai) |
| India 2005 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Jordan 2002 DHS |
Anemia |
| Jordan 2007 DHS * |
Anemia |
| Kazakhstan 1995 DHS |
Anemia |
| Kazakhstan 1999 DHS |
Anemia |
| Kenya 2003 DHS |
HIV |
| Kyrgyz Republic 1997 DHS |
Anemia |
| Lesotho 2004 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Liberia 2006 DHS * |
HIV |
| Madagascar 1997 DHS |
Anemia |
| Madagascar 2003 DHS |
Anemia, Measles, Syphilis, Tetanus |
| Malawi 2004 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Mali 2001 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Mali 2006 DHS * |
Anemia, HIV |
| Moldova 2004 DHS |
Anemia |
| Nepal 2006 DHS |
Anemia |
| Niger 2006 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Peru 1996 DHS |
Anemia |
| Peru 2000 DHS |
Anemia |
| Peru 2005 DHS |
Anemia |
| Rwanda2004 |
Anemia, HIV |
| Senegal 2004 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| South Africa 1998 DHS |
Additional Anthropometry (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio, Blood Pressure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease/ |
| Swaziland 2005 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
| Tanzania2004 |
Anemia, HIV |
| Turkmenistan 2000 DHS |
Anemia, Blood Pressure |
| Uganda 2000 DHS |
Anemia, Vitamin A |
| Uganda 2004 DHS |
Hepatitis B, HIV, HSV-2, Syphilis |
| Uganda 2006 DHS |
Anemia, Vitamin A, Anthropometry (children) |
| Uzbekistan 1996 DHS |
Anemia |
| Uzbekistan 2002 DHS |
Anemia, Blood Pressure, Chlamydia (in Tashkent), Diabetes, Hepatitis B (in Tashkent), Lead (in Tashkent), Lipids (in Tashkent), Vitamin A (in Ferghana) |
| Vietnam 2005 AIS |
HIV (in Hai Phong Province) |
| Zambia 2001 DHS |
HIV, Syphilis |
| Zimbabwe 2004 DHS |
Anemia, HIV |
* Data not yet available
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