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| incorrect stunting rates [message #14227] |
Wed, 07 March 2018 08:45  |
margovg
Messages: 3
Registered: March 2018
Location: Amsterdam
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Hello,
Im trying to calculate the prevalence of stunting using the Burundi 2010 DHS dataset.
I have used the PR file and - presumably- the correct survey settings, the overall percentage that I have calculated is correct (57,7% stunted), however, when I try to calculate the sex specific prevalence I'm of by a bit.
I am using R:
# making a variable for stunting
data2$stunt <- ifelse(data2$hc70 < -200,'stunted','not_stunted')
#survey settings
int.design <- function (){
data.w <<-
svydesign(
id = ~ hv001 ,
data = data ,
weight = ~ hv005 ,
strata = ~ hv022)
}
int.design()
> svyby(~stunt, ~hv104, data.w, svymean)
hv104 stuntnot_stunted stuntstunted se.stuntnot_stunted se.stuntstunted
male male 0.3750139 0.6249861 0.01372043 0.01372043
female female 0.4729965 0.5270035 0.01436399 0.01436399
According to the DHS report 62,1% of boys is stunted and 53,1% of the girls. As you can see from the output above, my percentages come down to 52,7% for girls and 62,5% for boys.
I have deleted from my dataset:
- Children with missing data for variable HC70
- Children with HC70>9000
- Children who did not sleep in the hh the night before the survey(hv103==1)
Can anybody tell me what I doing wrong, and how I can get the correct percentages?
Kind regards,
Margo
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| Re: incorrect stunting rates [message #14233 is a reply to message #14227] |
Wed, 07 March 2018 15:09  |
Trevor-DHS
Messages: 805
Registered: January 2013
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I'm matching the numbers from the report with the following code:
library(foreign)
library(survey)
# switch to directory where my data exists
setwd("C:/Data/DHS_stata/")
# read the PR dataset
data <- read.dta("BUPR61FL.dta", convert.factors = TRUE)
# subset for children measured with valid measures who are de facto
data2 <- data[!is.na(data$hc70) & data$hc70<9000 & data$hv103==1,]
# making a variable for stunting
data2$stunt <- ifelse(data2$hc70 < -200,'stunted','not_stunted')
# create weight variable
data2$wt <- data2$hv005/1000000
# survey settings
data.w <- svydesign(id = ~ hv001, data = data2, weight = ~ wt, strata = ~ hv022)
# tabulate stunting by sex
svyby(~stunt, ~hv104, data.w, svymean)
hv104 stuntnot_stunted stuntstunted se.stuntnot_stunted se.stuntstunted
male male 0.3790181 0.6209819 0.01352742 0.01352742
female female 0.4687265 0.5312735 0.01374611 0.01374611
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| Re: incorrect stunting rates [message #14243 is a reply to message #14233] |
Sun, 11 March 2018 11:38 |
Nicholus Tint Zaw
Messages: 13
Registered: March 2018
Location: Myanmar
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H, I am Nicholus from Myanmar and I am also experiencing same issued as margovg did before.
I am now working on child nutrition status data analysis and used KR at first and use following stat code to identify the mean HAZ score and stunting rate of children. But my result was quite different in term of denominator with the number from DHS Myanmar report. (4,213 in my analysis and 4,089 in DHS report)
[global
global kr_child D:\SPA SCI\Technical Knowledge\GOVERMENT INFO\DHS 2015-16\dataset\MM_2015-16_DHS_05022017_255_106315\mmkr71dt\ MMKR71FL.dta
global pr_person D:\SPA SCI\Technical Knowledge\GOVERMENT INFO\DHS 2015-16\dataset\MM_2015-16_DHS_05022017_255_106315\mmpr71dt\ MMPR71FL.dta
*----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------
use "${kr_child}", clear
** Calculate Stunting Rate **
** Use DHS HAZ Variable **
tab hw70, m
gen haz_dhs_revised = hw70
replace haz_dhs_revised = .n if hw70 >= 9996
replace haz_dhs_revised = hw70/100 if !mi(haz_dhs_revised)
tab haz_dhs_revised, m
gen stunt = (haz_dhs_revised < -2)
replace stunt = .n if mi(haz_dhs_revised )
tab stunt, m
** Construct WEIGHT var using Women Insidividual Sample Weight **
gen wgt = v005/1000000
tab wgt, m
lookfor sampling // search for samping unit var
** Generate Stunting Rate & HAZ Mean Score by Weighted Data **
svyset, clear
svyset [pw = wgt], psu(v021) strata (v022)
svy: mean haz_dhs_revised stunt
svyset, clear][/code]
Then, when I found this post in user forum, I revised my code and dataset usage with PR file (as follow). But, still got the different figure compare with DHS report and this time the denominator discrepancy became more larger as my analysis figure become 4,640.
[code][/clear
use "${pr_person}", clear
** Check with DHS Calculated HAZ Variable **
tab hc70, m
gen haz_dhs_revised = hc70
replace haz_dhs_revised = .n if hc70 >= 9996
replace haz_dhs_revised = hc70/100 if !mi(haz_dhs_revised)
replace haz_dhs_revised = .n if hv103 != 1
tab haz_dhs_revised, m
tab hv103, m // should be 1
** Construct WEIGHT var using Women Insidividual Sample Weight **
gen wgt = hv005/1000000
tab wgt, m
lookfor sampling // search for samping unit var
gen stunt = (haz_dhs_revised < -2 & hv103 == 1)
replace stunt = .n if hv103 != 1 | mi(haz_dhs_revised)
tab stunt, m
svyset, clear
svyset [pw = wgt], psu(hv021) strata (hv022)
svy: mean haz_dhs_revised stunt
svyset, clear
]
So, I was wondering there is anyone who can review my code and provide guidance to fix this issue. Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Nicholus
nicholus
[Updated on: Sun, 11 March 2018 11:39] Report message to a moderator |
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| Re: incorrect stunting rates [message #17709 is a reply to message #14275] |
Wed, 08 May 2019 11:31 |
anneclaireclaire
Messages: 11
Registered: May 2014
Location: Italy
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Dear Trevor, I am trying to match the stunting numbers for the RW ( Rwanda) DHS 2014-2015 but it does not work . Can you please help me . I am using the following code
Thanks in advance
library(haven)
library(data.table)
RWPR70FL <- as.data.table(read_dta("~/Data/RW/2015_DHS/RWPR70FL.DTA", convert.factors = TRUE)))
RWPR70_2 <- RWPR70FL[!is.na(hc70) & hc70<9000 & hv103==1,]
RWPR70_2$stunt2 <- cut(RWPR70_2$hc70,
breaks=c(-Inf, -200, Inf),
labels=c("stunted","not sunted"))
RWPR70_2[,wt:= hv005/1000000]
RWPR70_2[, district:=as.factor(shdistrict)]
RWPR70.w2 <- svydesign(id = ~ hv001, data = RWPR70_2, strata = ~ hv022, weights=~wt)
svyby(~factor(stunt2), RWPR70_2$district, RWPR70.w, svymean, verbose=TRUE)
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