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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Contraceptive prevalence rate, modern methods, women aged 15-24<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Percentage of all women aged 15 to 24 who are currently using, or whose sexual partner is using, at least one modern method of contraception, regardless of the modern method used<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Family planning<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Contraceptive use<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Proportion of women aged 15 to 24 who are currently using, or whose sexual partner is currently using, at least one method of modern contraception, regardless of the modern method being used.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Numerator:</em><br> Number of women aged 15 to 24 years using a modern method of contraception.
<br><em>Denominator:</em><br> Number of women aged 15 to 24 years, regardless of their marital status.
<br><em>Calculation:</em><br> Numerator divided by the denominator, expressed as a percentage.
Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, intra-uterine devices (IUD), implants, injectables, oral contraceptive pills, male and female condoms, vaginal barrier methods (including the diaphragm, cervical cap and spermicidal foam, jelly, cream and sponge), the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM), emergency contraception and other modern methods not reported separately (e.g., the contraceptive patch or vaginal ring). Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness-based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods not reported separately.
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>DHS:</strong><br> modern methods include female sterilization (tubal ligation, laparectomy, voluntary surgical contraception for women), male sterilization (vasectomy, voluntary surgical contraception for men), the contraceptive pill (oral contraceptives), intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD), injectables (Depo-Provera), implants (Norplant), female condom, male condom (prophylactic, rubber), diaphragm, contraceptive foam and contraceptive jelly, lactational amenorrhea method (LAM), standard days method (SDM), country-specific modern methods and respondent-mentioned other modern contraceptive methods (including cervical cap, contraceptive sponge, and others), but does NOT include abortions and menstrual regulation.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Age group: <em>15 to 19 years old, 15 to 24 years old, 20 to 24 years old</em><br>Education level: <em>Higher, No education, No education or primary education, Primary education, Secondary education, Secondary education or higher</em><br>Number of decisions woman has final say: <em>Three or more decisions woman has final say, Woman has no final say</em><br>Number of living children: <em>0, 1-2, 3-4, 5+</em><br>Number of reasons for which wife-beating is justified: <em>0, 1-2, 3-4, 5</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Sex: <em>Female</em><br>Wealth index: <em>Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest</em><br></p> |