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Demographic and Health Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2016
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NPL_2016_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health, Nepal; New ERA; and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Chlorhexidine applied to umbilical cord (last birth) (W_DELUMBCHLORYN_01)

Data file: NPL2016-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1456
End: 1456
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
434G. Was NAVI MALAM applied to the stump at any time?
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YES 1
NO 2 (SKIP TO 434I)
DON'T KNOW 8 (SKIP TO 434I)
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
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
DELUMBCHLORYN_01 indicates whether, in response to a closed-ended question, the respondent reported chlorhexidine was applied to the stump of the child's umbilical cord (for the last birth). Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic and disinfectant recommended by the World Health Organization for cord care.

The related variable DELUMBTRCHLOR_01 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported chlorhexidine was applied to the stump of the umbilical cord.

concept

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