Comparing hemoglobin distributions between population-based surveys matched by country and time

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Table 1 Survey characteristics

	Type	Year	Child N	Women N	Blood collection	Hb analysis	Drop #^a
Bangladesh	DHS	2011	2241	4982	Capillary	201 + ^b	3 C, 3 W
Bangladesh	BRINDA	2012	607	1033	Venous	201+	Pooled
Liberia	DHS	2011	1677	NA	Capillary	201 + ^b	4 C
Liberia	BRINDA	2011	1456	NA	Venous	201+	Pooled
Cameroon	DHS	2011	4523	6768	Capillary	201 + ^b	3 C, 5 W
Cameroon	BRINDA	2009	815	775	Venous	201+	Pooled
Malawi	DHS	2015–2016	5228	7266	Capillary	201 + ^b	3 C, 5 W
Malawi	BRINDA	2015–2016	1172	770	Venous	301	Pooled

BRINDA Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia project. C child, DHS The Demographic and Health Survey Program, Hb hemoglobin, NA Not Available, W women, ^aDrop # is based on the standard procedures in The DHS Program-7 at the time this manuscript was published and not individual survey reports. ^bThe DHS and MIS surveys typically used HemoCue 201+ and in a few instances the 301, but this is not documented

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