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This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
For children born in the three to five years preceding the survey, BRSFEDUR (M4) reports the calculated months of breastfeeding for those who are no longer being breastfed.
The related variable BRSFEDMO (M5) differs by including children who were still breastfeeding at the time of the interview. The variable BRSFEDCAT provides categorical information about breastfeeding, by indicating whether children were ever breastfed, and, if so, whether they are still breastfeeding.
The maximum period allowed for BRSFEDUR during the data editing (by survey administrators) was the interval between the date of birth of the child and the date of interview. See the "Comparability" tab for more information regarding comparability across phases.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
BRSFEDUR (M4) changes over time in how the data were edited, and top-coded values depend on the (varying) ages of children included in the inquiry.
As noted in the Description tab, the maximum period allowed for BRSFEDUR during the data editing (by survey administrators) was the interval between the date of birth of the child and the date of interview. For Phase I, cases that exceeded the allowed maximum period were set to "Inconsistent." For Phase II forward, inconsistent durations were left in place, but such cases were flagged in BRSFDFLAG and were set to "Inconsistent" in BRSFEDMO. In Phase II only, for Model "A" countries, the "breastfed until died" category was not used.
The maximum number of months reported depends on the cut-off age for children included in the child health inquiry. Thus, for samples including children under age 5, the number of months of breastfeeding is top-coded at 60; for samples including children under age 4, the top-code is 48 months; for samples including children under age 3, the top-code is 36 months. See the Universe tab for details on samples of interest.
Comparability - Standard DHS
BRSFEDUR (M4) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase I through V, using the question, "For how many months did you breastfeed (child)?" Beginning in Phase VI, most samples reported breastfeeding behavior in the broad categories of BRSFEDUR.
