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Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018 - IPUMS Subset

Pakistan, 2017 - 2018
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PAK_2017_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) [Pakistan], and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Post-partum check: Counseled mother on danger signs for newborns (last birth) (W_PPSIGNS_01)

Data file: PAK2017-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1251
End: 1251
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
457) During the first two days after (NAME)'s birth, did any health care provider do the following:

a) Examine the cord?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

b) Measure (NAME)'s temperature?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

c) Counsel you on danger signs for newborns?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

d) Counsel you on breastfeeding?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

e) Observe (NAME) breastfeeding?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
For women who gave birth in the five years preceding the survey, PPSIGNS_01 (M78C_1) indicates whether a health care provider counseled them in the first two days after the child's birth on danger signs for newborns (for the last birth).

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Postpartum care Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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