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Demographic and Health Survey 2001-02 - IPUMS Subset

Zambia, 2001 - 2002
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ZMB_2001_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Central Board of Health [Zambia] and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Gripe water (C_NBFEDGP)

Data file: ZMB2001-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1382
End: 1382
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
443. What was (NAME) given to drink before your milk began flowing regularly?
Anything else?
RECORD ALL LIQUIDS MENTIONED.

MILK (OTHER THAN BREAST MILK) A
PLAIN WATER B
SUGAR OR GLUCOSE 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.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Foods given to newborns Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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