NBFEDTHRUSH_01
(NBFEDTHRUSH_01)
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Thrush medicine (last birth)
Codes and Frequencies
Description
NBFEDTHRUSH_01 indicates whether the woman's child was given thrush (anti-fungal) medicine in the first three days after delivery (for the last birth).
Comparability
NBFEDTHRUSH_01 has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
NBFEDTHRUSH_01 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. NBFEDTHRUSH_01 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
- Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 whose last-born child under age 5 was ever breastfed.
