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Demographic and Health Survey 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2011
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NPL_2011_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) [Nepal], New ERA, and ICF International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Applied to umbilical cord: Chlorhexidine (C_DELUMBTRCHLOR)

Data file: NPL2011-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1515
End: 1515
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
431E) What was placed on the stump?

OIL 1
ASH B
VERMILION C
OINTMENT/POWDER D
ANIMAL DUNG E
TURMERIC F
GHEE G
CHLORHEXIDINE H
OTHER (SPECIFY) __________ X
DON'T KNOW Z
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
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
DELUMBTRCHLOR indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the child's mother reported that chlorhexidine for was applied to the stump of the child's umbilical cord. Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic and disinfectant recommended by the World Health Organization for cord care.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Newborn care Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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