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NUTRMCH (NUTRMCH)
Received nutrition counseling from: Maternal and Child Health worker
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Description

NUTRMCH indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported she received nutritional counseling from a maternal and child health (MCH) worker in the past 6 months.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, NUTRMCH has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

NUTRMCH is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe

  • Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and received nutritional counseling in the past 6 months.
  • Nepal: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W