Codes and Frequencies
Description
BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL reports the main reason why the woman did not give her child colostrum. Colostrum is a nutrient-rich fluid produced by women immediately after they give birth.
BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (BRSFEDCOLYNOT_01) up to, potentially, the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., BRSFEDCOLYNOT_02, BRSFEDCOLYNOT_03, BRSFEDCOLYNOT_04, BRSFEDCOLYNOT_05, and BRSFEDCOLYNOT_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL is largely comparable. Some samples may include different response categories that are not included in other samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
- Gabon 2000: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and whose last-born child was ever breastfed but was not given colostrum.
- Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and whose last-born child was ever breastfed but was not given colostrum.
- Sri Lanka 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and whose last-born child was ever breastfed but was not given colostrum.
