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Exclusive breastfeeding in Zambia 2013-14 dataset [message #4270]

Tue, 28 April 2015 23:23

cmoucheraud
Messages: 3
Registered: April 2015

Member

Hello,

I am working with the Zambia 2013-14 datasets -- and have a question about determining breastfeeding rates.

Similar to Table 11.3 in the report, I'd like to calculate what percentage of children are exclusively breastfed (by maternal age, hence my need to use the data rather than figures from the report).

The Guide to DHS Statistics, on page 123, states that exclusive breastfeeding status is determined via a 24-hour recall.

But, in the Zambia dataset I downloaded, the variables that seem like they would indicate this -- v407 and v408 in the ZMKR61FL.DTA file -- are marked "na" and are all missing values.

Can you help me figure out how to replicate the values from Table 11.3 in the report, using the data that are available?

Thank you!

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Re: Exclusive breastfeeding in Zambia 2013-14 dataset [message #5619 is a reply to message #4270]

Wed, 17 June 2015 10:34

Bridgette-DHS
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Registered: February 2013

Senior Member

One of our Data Specialists is working on a response to your post. We will post again, as soon as we have something ready for you.

Thanks for your patience.

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Re: Exclusive breastfeeding in Zambia 2013-14 dataset [message #6820 is a reply to message #4270]

Mon, 20 July 2015 11:23

zorambel
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Registered: July 2015
Location: WASHINGTON DC

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I am doing the same thing using Nigeria 2013, and unfortunately, my figures don't match those on the DHS report, even the number of the children, although I did both unweighted and weighted (using the sample weight V005/1000000, according to the manual). Could you please help

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Re: Exclusive breastfeeding in Zambia 2013-14 dataset [message #6869 is a reply to message #6820]

Fri, 24 July 2015 15:45

user-rhs
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Registered: December 2013

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Can you post your Stata code and output?

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Re: Exclusive breastfeeding in Zambia 2013-14 dataset [message #9255 is a reply to message #6869]

Sat, 27 February 2016 17:53

tony
Messages: 10
Registered: March 2013
Location: Ghana

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I'm also not getting figures in the report. Believe I'm doing something wrong. I'm trying to replicate Table 11.3:Breastfeeding status by age using Ghana DHS 2014 (children file). This is how I started with Stata:

keep if midx==1&b9==0&hw1<24
tab hw1
recode hw1(0/1=1 "0-1")(2/3=2 "2-3")(4/5=3 "4-5")(6/8=4 "6-8")(9/11=5 "9-11")(12/17=6 "12-17")(18/23=7 "18-23")(24/59=.), gen(child_age)
tab child_age
tab child_age[w=v005]

But the result of the above did not correspond with the report figures. Any help on that and how to proceed to replicate Table 11.3: Breastfeeding status by age.

Thanks

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