Examining the Complex Dynamics Influencing Persistent Acute Malnutrition in Turkana and Samburu Counties – A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study to Support Community Driven Activity Design, NAWIRI

KENYA, 2021
Health and Well-Being (HaW)

Dr. Estelle M. Sidze, Dr. Faith Thuita

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What should a mother do with the 'first milk' or colostrum? (cv702)

Data file: usaid_nawiri_CG_turkana_APHRC_baseline

Overview

vald 1211

invd 0

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What should a mother do with the “first milk” or colostrum?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Throw it away and start breastfeeding when the real milk comes in	17	1.4%
2	Give it to her baby by breastfeeding soon after birth	1179	97.4%
95	NA/Missing	0	0%
96	Other (specify)	0	0%
98	Don't know	15	1.2%

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.

Question post text

DO NOT READ RESPONSES.

Description

Text

What should a mother do with the “first milk” or colostrum.

Universe

The household with children less than 3 years