addythedoc/sas-edhs-epidemiology-analysis

SAS analysis of EDHS 2016 data on timely initiation of breastfeeding among women in Ethiopia **Association Between Nutritional Counseling During Antenatal Care and Timely Initiation of Breastfeeding** A Survey-Weighted Epidemiological Analysis Using SAS 🔗 github.com Author: Aditya Kumar, MPH (Epidemiology) Tools: SAS 9.4 / SAS Studio Dataset: 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) – Birth Recode Domain: Maternal & Child Health | Epidemiology **Project Overview** This project evaluates whether nutritional counseling during antenatal care (ANC) is associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding (TIBF)—defined as breastfeeding within the first hour after birth—among Ethiopian women. Using nationally representative data from the 2016 EDHS, this repository demonstrates a complete epidemiologic workflow in SAS, including survey design handling, variable construction, statistical testing, and regression modeling suitable for manuscript-ready reporting. **Research Objective** To determine whether women who received nutritional counseling during ANC had higher odds of initiating breastfeeding within one hour of birth compared to women who did not, after adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, and delivery-related factors. **Data** Source: 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) Population: Women with recent live births Sample size: 4,074 women Design: Stratified, clustered, survey-weighted sample Raw DHS data are not included due to data-use restrictions **Key Variables** **Outcome Variable** bfi — Timely initiation of breastfeeding 1 = Breastfed within 1 hour 0 = Later than 1 hour **Primary Exposure** nc2 — Nutritional counseling during antenatal care 1 = Received 0 = Not received **Covariates** Maternal age Marital status Education level Parity Employment status Wealth index Health insurance status Urban/rural residence Number of ANC visits Place of delivery Cesarean section delivery Skilled birth attendance Sex of the child All var …