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[India] National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2015 - 2016
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IND_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Gripe water (last birth) (W_NBFEDGP_01)

Data file: IND2015-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 2795
End: 2795
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
484. What was (NAME) given to drink? Anything else?
RECORD ALL LIQUIDS MENTIONED. [ASK FOR MOST RECENT BIRTH ONLY]

MILK (OTHER THAN BREAST MILK) A
PLAIN WATER B
SUGAR OR GLUCOSE WATER C
GRIPE WATER D
SUGAR-SALT-WATER SOLUTION E
FRUIT JUICE F
INFANT FORMULA G
TEA H
HONEY I
JANAM GHUTTI J
OTHER (SPECIFY)________X
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
For women who gave birth in the last three to five years, NBFEDGP_01 (M55D_1) indicates whether the child was given gripe water in the first three days (for the last birth). Gripe water is liquid (whose ingredients vary) that is given to infants to treat colic and other stomach ailments.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Breastfeeding and infant feeding Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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