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NBFEDSOUP_01
(NBFEDSOUP_01)
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Soup (last birth)
Codes and Frequencies
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?"
Universe
- Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and ever breastfed their last-born child.
