Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
For women who gave birth in the five years before the survey, NBFEDSOUP_01 indicates whether their newborn child was given soup in the first three days after delivery (for the last birth).
Comparability
NBFEDSOUP_01 has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
NBFEDSOUP_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. NBFEDSOUP_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?"
