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BRSFEDST (M34)
Time from birth until child first breastfed
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This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.

Description

For children who were ever breastfed, BRSFEDST (M34) reports the length of time between the child's birth and when the child was first breastfed. Following DHS convention, intervals reported in hours are coded with a "1" in the first digit, and intervals reported in days are coded with a "2" in the first digit.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, BRSFEDST (M34) is largely comparable across samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

BRSFEDST (M34) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire beginning in Phase III.

Universe

No universe descriptions are currently available.
  • Afghanistan: 2015-C
  • Angola: 2015-C
  • Bangladesh: 1994-C, 1997-C, 2000-C, 2004-C, 2007-C, 2011-C, 2014-C
  • Benin: 1996-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2011-C, 2017-C
  • Burkina Faso: 1993-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2010-C
  • Burundi: 2010-C, 2016-C
  • Cameroon: 1991-C, 1998-C, 2004-C, 2011-C, 2018-C
  • Central African Republic: 1995-C
  • Chad: 1996-C, 2004-C, 2014-C
  • Congo (Democratic Republic): 2007-C, 2013-C
  • Congo Brazzaville: 2005-C, 2011-C
  • Cote d'Ivoire: 1994-C, 1998-C, 2011-C
  • Egypt: 1992-C, 1995-C, 2000-C, 2003-C, 2005-C, 2008-C, 2014-C
  • Eswatini (Swaziland): 2006-C
  • Ethiopia: 2000-C, 2005-C, 2011-C, 2016-C, 2019-C
  • Ghana: 1993-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2014-C
  • Guinea: 1999-C, 2005-C, 2012-C, 2018-C
  • India: 1992-C, 1998-C, 2005-C, 2015-C
  • Jordan: 1997-C, 2002-C, 2007-C, 2009-C, 2012-C, 2017-C
  • Kenya: 1993-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2014-C
  • Lesotho: 2004-C, 2009-C, 2014-C
  • Liberia: 2007-C, 2013-C
  • Madagascar: 1992-C, 1997-C, 2003-C, 2008-C
  • Malawi: 1992-C, 2000-C, 2004-C, 2016-C
  • Mali: 1995-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2012-C, 2018-C
  • Morocco: 2003-C
  • Mozambique: 1997-C, 2003-C, 2011-C
  • Myanmar: 2015-C
  • Namibia: 2000-C, 2006-C, 2013-C
  • Nepal: 1996-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2011-C, 2016-C
  • Niger: 1992-C, 1998-C, 2006-C, 2012-C
  • Nigeria: 1990-C, 1999-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2013-C, 2018-C
  • Pakistan: 2006-C, 2012-C, 2017-C
  • Rwanda: 1992-C, 2000-C, 2005-C, 2008-C, 2010-C, 2014-C
  • Senegal: 2005-C, 2010-C, 2012-C, 2014-C, 2015-C, 2016-C, 2017-C
  • South Africa: 1998-C, 2016-C
  • Sri Lanka: 1987-C
  • Tanzania: 1991-C, 1996-C, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2015-C
  • Togo: 1998-C, 2013-C
  • Uganda: 1995-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2011-C, 2016-C
  • Yemen: 2013-C
  • Zambia: 1992-C, 1996-C, 2001-C, 2007-C, 2013-C, 2018-C
  • Zimbabwe: 1994-C, 1999-C, 2005-C, 2010-C, 2015-C