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Demographic and Health Survey 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Rwanda, 2010
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RWA_2010_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, Ministry of Health [Rwanda] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Gripe water (last birth) (W_NBFEDGP_01)

Data file: RWA2010-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 2487
End: 2487
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
456) In the first three days after delivery, was (NAME) given anything to drink other than breast milk? [ASK FOR MOST RECENT BIRTH ONLY]

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 458)
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.

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