IPUMS DHS: descr: BFEED24H

IPUMS DHS

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BFEED24H (BFEED24H)

Times mother breastfed last child during past 24 hours

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BFEED24H reports the number of times the woman breastfed her child during the last 24 hours.

BFEED24H has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

BFEED24H is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Jordan 1990: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 is still breastfeeding.

Jordan: 1990-W, 1990-C, 1990-B, 1990-W