DELUMBTRDK_01
(DELUMBTRDK_01)
Applied to umbilical cord: Don't know (last birth)
Codes and Frequencies
Description
DELUMBTRDK_01 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported that she does not know what was applied to the stump of her child's umbilical cord (for the last birth)
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, DELUMBTRDK_01 has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DELUMBTRDK_01 is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire, but it is part of a series in the standard newborn care module for Phase VII. DELUMBTRDK_01 is a country-specific response.
Universe
- Bangladesh 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, delivered their last-born child at home, and knew what was used to cut the umbilical cord.
- Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey.
- Nepal 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and delivered their last-born child at home.
- Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and for whom something was applied to the umbilical cord after it was cut.
