Variables in Blood Collection of Mother FORM (BCM)
Question# Question Field name  Response nature Response options
1 Participant ID PID ###  
2 BCM Number bcm no #  
3 Initials of the mother                                bcm_A XX  
4 Researcher code   bcm_B ##  
5 Date of  blood collection (dd/mmm/yy) bcm_C ##-XXX-##  dd-mmm-yy 
6 Time of blood collection (hour:minutes) bcm_1 ##:##  
7 Time of last meal bcm_2 ##:## hour:minutes/88:88 if no meal until collection time on the day of blood collection
8 Time of last snack  bcm _3 ##:## hour/minutes/88:88 if no snack until collection time on the day of blood collection
9 Amount of whole blood (ml) bcm _4 #.#  
10 Time of Plasma separation  bcm _5 ##:## hour:minutes
11 Number of Plasma Aliquots  (≥0.5 ml plasma each)  bcm_6 ##  
12 Time when plasma was kept in field site freezer (Nitrogen)                                            bcm _7 ##:## hour:minutes
13 Date of transfer plasma aliquots from field site  bcm _8 ##-XXX-## dd-mmm-yy 
14 Time when  plasma was kept in central lab freezer                                                 bcm_9 ##:## hour:minutes
15 Remarks   TXT