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BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL (BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL)
Reason child not given colostrum
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Description

BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL reports the main reason why the woman did not give her child colostrum. Colostrum is a nutrient-rich fluid produced by women immediately after they give birth.

BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (BRSFEDCOLYNOT_01) up to, potentially, the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., BRSFEDCOLYNOT_02, BRSFEDCOLYNOT_03, BRSFEDCOLYNOT_04, BRSFEDCOLYNOT_05, and BRSFEDCOLYNOT_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

BRSFEDCOLYNOT_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe

  • Sri Lanka 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and whose last-born child was ever breastfed but was not given colostrum.
  • Sri Lanka: 1987-W