Registration and access for IPUMS DHS is managed by The DHS Program, which is not reviewing new user applications or requests for expanded access from currently approved users at this time. IPUMS DHS data remain available to approved users.
Demographic and Health Surveys
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
DELUMBTROIL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the child's mother reported that oil was applied to the stump of the child's umbilical cord.
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, DELUMBTROIL has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DELUMBTROIL 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. DELUMBTROIL is a country-specific response.
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