Master DHS Indicator Dictionary — dhs

Returns a single consolidated tibble with every DHS indicator across all domains (ACT, ITN, fever, etc.). Use this as a pre-analysis reference to know what indicators are available, what DHS variables are needed, and what each numerator/denominator represents.

Usage

dhs_dictionary()

Value

A tibble with one row per indicator and columns:

domain: Topic area (e.g., "ACT", "ITN", "Fever")
observation_unit: Unit of analysis (e.g., "Individual", "Household", "Person")
dhs_recode: DHS file type needed (KR, IR, HR, PR, HR+PR)
calc_function: R function to call
indicator_code: Unique indicator identifier
indicator: Short indicator name
indicator_title: Full descriptive title
numerator_code: Auto-derived numerator code (n_<indicator_code>)
numerator_description: What the numerator counts
denominator_code: Short code for the denominator
denominator_description: What the denominator counts
eligibility: Who is eligible / inclusion criteria
dhs_variables: Key DHS variables needed (per domain)
notes: Additional context, caveats, or methodology notes

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Browse all indicators
dhs_dictionary()

# Filter to a specific domain
dhs_dictionary() |> dplyr::filter(domain == "ITN")

# Find which DHS recode files you need
dhs_dictionary() |> dplyr::distinct(domain, dhs_recode, calc_function)
} # }