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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Decision making on contraceptive use<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Percentage of women aged 15 to 49 married or in union who make their decision on contraceptive use<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Gender equality<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Bodily autonomy<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Tags</strong></u><br>
End unmet need for family planning, Montevideo Consensus, SDG Target 5.6, Strategic Plan<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years (married or in union) who decide on use of contraception.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Numerator:</em><br> Number of married or in union women and girls aged 15-49 years old for whom the decision on contraception is not mainly made by the husband/partner.
<br><em>Denominator:</em><br> Total number of women and girls aged 15-49 years old, who are married or in union.
<br><em>Calculation:</em><br> Proportion = (Numerator/Denominator) * 100<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), Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), SDG Regions, SDG Sub-Regions, Small island developing States (SIDS), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1), World<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Age group: <em>15 to 19 years old, 15 to 24 years old, 15 to 49 years old, 20 to 24 years old, 20 to 29 years old, 25 to 29 years old, 25 to 34 years old, 30 to 34 years old, 30 to 39 years old, 35 to 39 years old, 35 to 49 years old, 40 to 44 years old, 40 to 49 years old, 45 to 49 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>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Sex: <em>Female</em><br>Wealth index: <em>Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>References</strong></u><br>
SDG Indicator 5.6.1 metadata: <a href="https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-05-06-01.pdf">Link</a><br></p> |