Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who gave birth in the five years preceding the survey, PPBFHELP_01 (M78D_1) indicates whether a health care provider counseled them on breastfeeding in the first two days after the child's birth (for the last birth).
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, PPBFHELP_01 (M78D_1) is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard
PPBFHELP_01 (M78D_1) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase VII forward.
Comparability — Bangladesh [top]
The 1994 Bangladesh survey asks whether anyone talked to the woman and gave her specific advice "about how long to breastfeed" her last-born child.
Comparability — Morocco [top]
The 2003 Morocco survey asks whether the woman was given "advice on breastfeeding" during her first health check after giving birth.
Universe
- Angola 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Bangladesh 1994: Ever-married women age 10-49 who gave birth in the 2 years before the survey and who ever breastfed the child.
- Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey and whose last-born child received a postnatal check after birth.
- Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Ethiopia 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Ethiopia 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Malawi 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Morocco 2003: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and whose health was checked after giving birth.
- 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.
- Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Zambia 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Zimbabwe 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
