MILK (OTHER THAN BREAST MILK) A
PLAIN WATER B
SUGAR OR GLOCOSE WATER C
GRIPE WATER D
SUGAR-SALT-WATER SOLUTION E
FRUIT JUICE F
INFANT FORMULA G
TEA/INFUSIONS H
HONEY I
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 children born in the three to five years before the survey, NBFEDGP (M55D) indicates whether the child was given gripe water in the first three days after delivery. Gripe water is liquid (whose ingredients vary) that is given to infants to treat colic and other stomach ailments.