Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who gave birth in the last three to five years and breastfed their last-born child, BFEEDST (V426) reports the length of time between the birth and when the woman first breastfed her last-born child. Following DHS convention, intervals reported in hours are coded with a "1" in the first digit, and intervals reported in days are coded with a "2" in the first digit.
When women are the unit of analysis, IPUMS-DHS users may also use BRSFEDST_01 (M34_1), which also reports the length of time between the birth and when the woman first breastfed her child (for the last birth).
When children are the unit of analysis, BFEEDST describes a characteristic of the mother, which causes all young children of the mother to be coded the same way. Thus, a response of a certain number of hours or days in BFEEDST does not necessarily indicate that a particular child whose record is being analyzed was first breastfed after that amount of time. IPUMS-DHS users should instead employ, when available, the variable BRSFEDST (M34) to determine the length of time between the specific child's birth and when that child was first breastfed.
Comparability — Index
GENERAL |
Malawi |
Comparability
Apart from universe differences, BFEEDST (V426) has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
BFEEDST (V426) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire beginning in Phase II.
Comparability — Malawi [top]
The 2010 Malawi survey includes grouped durations (within first hour, some number of hours, and some number of days) rather than the number of hours, days, and weeks.
Universe
- Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Angola 2015: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Bangladesh 1994: Ever-married women age 10-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Bangladesh 1997: Ever-married women age 10-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Bangladesh 2000: Ever-married women age 10-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Bangladesh 2004: Ever-married women age 10-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Bangladesh 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Bangladesh 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Benin 2001: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Burkina Faso 1993: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Burkina Faso 2003: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Burundi 2010: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Cameroon 1991: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Cameroon 1998: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Chad 1996: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Chad 2004: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Chad 2014: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Comoros 1996: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Comoros 2012: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Congo Brazzaville 2011: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1994: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Egypt 1992: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Egypt 2000: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Egypt 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Ethiopia 2000: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Ethiopia 2005: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Ethiopia 2011: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Ethiopia 2016: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Ethiopia 2019: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Gabon 2000: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Ghana 1993: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Ghana 1998: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Ghana 2003: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Guinea 2005: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Guinea 2012: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- India 1992: Ever-married women age 13-49 whose last-born child under age 4 was ever breastfed.
- India 1998: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- India 2005: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Jordan 1990: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Jordan 2009: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Kenya 1993: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Kenya 1998: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Kenya 2003: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49, in households selected for the long questionnaire, whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Lesotho 2004: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Lesotho 2014: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Madagascar 1992: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Madagascar 1997: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Madagascar 2003: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Madagascar 2021: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Malawi 1992: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Malawi 2000: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Malawi 2004: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Malawi 2016: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Mali 1995: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Mali 2001: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Morocco 1992: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Morocco 2003: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Mozambique 1997: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Mozambique 2003: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Mozambique 2011: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Myanmar 2015: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Namibia 1992: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Namibia 2000: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Namibia 2006: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Namibia 2013: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Nepal 1996: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Nepal 2001: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Nepal 2006: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Nepal 2011: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Niger 1992: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Nigeria 1990: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Nigeria 2003: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Nigeria 2013: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Pakistan 1991: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Pakistan 2006: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Pakistan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Rwanda 1992: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Rwanda 2000: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Rwanda 2005: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Rwanda 2008: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Rwanda 2010: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Rwanda 2019: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Senegal 1992: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Senegal 2012: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Senegal 2014: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Senegal 2015: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Senegal 2016: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Sierra Leone 2019: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Tanzania 1991: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 4 was ever breastfed.
- Uganda 2001: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Uganda 2011: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Yemen 2013: Ever-married women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Zambia 1992: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Zambia 1996: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Zambia 2001: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Zambia 2013: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Zambia 2018: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Zimbabwe 1994: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 3 was ever breastfed.
- Zimbabwe 1999: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Zimbabwe 2010: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
- Zimbabwe 2015: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.