NBFEDPORR_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

0 = No
1 = Yes
8 = Missing
9 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

For women who gave birth in the five years before the survey, NBFEDPORR_ALL indicates whether the child was given porridge in the first three days after delivery.

NBFEDPORR_ALL consists of a set of six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (NBFEDPORR_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., NBFEDPORR_02, NBFEDPORR_03, NBFEDPORR_04, NBFEDPORR_05, and NBFEDPORR_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If NBFEDPORR_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

For surveys including this question, information for this variable was collected on all births, up to a maximum of six, in the reference period. In many cases, data were hypothetically collected on up to six births, but no women in the survey had so many births (e.g., no woman had 4 or more births in 3 years, or had 5 or 6 births in 5 years). If, for example, no woman in a survey had 6 births in five years and only blank values were included in the original DHS file, then NBFEDPORR_06 would not be available for that survey in IPUMS-DHS.

As detailed in the Comparability section, some surveys collected this information for the last-born children only (NBFEDPORR_01).

Comparability — Index

Comparability

Along with universe differences, NBFEDPORR_ALL has some slight differences in question wording across samples, in line with the changing wording of the standard question. Specifically, some samples used the phrase "before your milk began flowing freely" as well as "in the first three days after delivery" to define the reference period. Other samples used only "the first three days after delivery" to define the reference period. In addition, the type of HERB specified (e.g., "fresh HERB" versus "ghee") is country-specific. Consult the Survey Text tab to determine the question wording for samples of interest.

Comparability - Standard DHS

NBFEDPORR_ALL is based on an open-ended question about foods given to newborns in the first three days after delivery, included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phases IV through VI. NBFEDPORR_ALL is a country-specific response category.

In Phase IV, the standard questionnaire asks, "What was (NAME) given to drink before your milk began flowing regularly?"

In Phases V and VI, the standard questionnaires ask, "What was (NAME) given to drink?"

Universe