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Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2008
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GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Nothing (last birth) (W_NBFEDNO_01)

Data file: GHA2008-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 2739
End: 2739
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
462. In the first three days after delivery, was (NAME) given anything to drink other than breast milk?
[Most recent birth within the last five years]

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 464)
Categories
Value Category
0 No, given something
1 Yes, given nothing
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, NBFEDNO_01 (M55Z_1) indicates whether the child was given nothing (i.e., no supplemental fluids) to drink in the first three days (for the last birth). Some children may have been fed the mother's colostrum, a nourishing milky fluid that comes from the breast before true milk appears.

concept

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