DELUMBTRTALC_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

0 = No
1 = Yes
7 = Don't know
8 = Missing
9 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

DELUMBTRTALC_ALL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported that talcum powder was applied to the stump of her child's umbilical cord.

DELUMBTRTALC_ALL consists of a set of six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELUMBTRTALC_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELUMBTRTALC_02, DELUMBTRTALC_03, DELUMBTRTALC_04, DELUMBTRTALC_05, and DELUMBTRTALC_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELUMBTRTALC_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

For most surveys, this information was collected for only the most recent birth (DELUMBTRTALC_01). Surveys in which the data were collected for additional births are noted in the comparability section.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, DELUMBTRTALC_ALL is largely comparable across samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

DELUMBTRTALC_ALL is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire, but it is part of a series in the standard newborn care module for Phase VII. DELUMBTRTALC_01 is a country-specific response.

Universe