2019 Data Management

Instructions / Information

Instructions on Using the Masimo Hemoglobinometer
Identification-Confirmation Interview Instructions
24-Hour Food Recall Interview Instructions
Pregnancy History Interview Instructions

We used the above instructions to train the research assistants/interviewers. They suggested some tweaks for use in the villages.

Normal Values Reference

The 2012 data from these communities provided these reference ranges.

Tibetan Animal Year Reference Form

Interviewers used this sheet to confirm reported animal years and ages.

Urinalysis Protocol

Note: The study communities specifically requested collection of urine, rather than blood samples, because of their concern with gou.

Information for Feedback on Urinalysis Results

Current household members, ages, sex, educational attainment, location. Remittances and occupations.

ID Confirmation Sheet
Nepali Language Informed Consent
Urinalysis Data Collection Sheet

Recording of anthropometry and other vital signs occurred here.

The echosonographer recorded data during the exam.

The Identification Confirmation form was used to assure that the women participating in 2019 were correctly linked to the information they provided in 2012. Printed forms with each 2012 participant’s information provided the information to match with the 2019 reports. ID confirmation was straightforward in nearly all cases.

Pregnancy History Information
Household SES Interview Instructions

Using manufacturers’ and clinical information about the implications of certain results and recommendations for further actions. Further action first involved a retest.

BMI chart: used to estimate BMI during the anthropometry exam.


Sample Informed Consents

English Language Informed Consent

After ID confirmation, each woman provided informed consent.


Sample Collection Forms

24-Hour Food Recall
Anthropology and Vitals
Echo Worksheet
Household Composition Socioeconomic Status

Blood pressure ranges: used to evaluate whether resting blood pressure was in the normal range or hypertensive.

The form showed the reproductive history information provided in 2012 for update in 2019.

Sisters Brothers Status

Information on study participants’ sisters and brothers provides information on maternal mortality.