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Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2015 - 2016
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MWI_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Post-partum check: Observed breastfeeding (B_PPBFOBS)

Data file: MWI2016-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1559
End: 1559
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
457. During the first two days after (NAME)'s birth, did any health care provider do the following:

a. Examine the cord?

YES 1
NO2
DON'T KNOW 8

b. Measure (NAME)'s temperature?

YES 1
NO2
DON'T KNOW 8

c. Counsel you on danger signs for newborns?

YES 1
NO2
DON'T KNOW 8

d. Counsel you on breastfeeding?

YES 1
NO2
DON'T KNOW 8

e. Observe (NAME) breastfeeding?

YES 1
NO2
DON'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
9 NIU (not in universe)
8 Missing
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 children born in the five years preceding the survey, PPBFOBS (M78E) indicates whether a health care provider observed the child breastfeeding in the first two days after the child's birth.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Child health postpartum Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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