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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Method mix, female sterilization<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Percentage of women married or in-union aged 15 to 49 who are currently using, or whose sexual partner is using female sterilization<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Family planning<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Method mix<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Percentage of women married or in-union aged 15 to 49 who had female sterilization.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>DHS:</strong><br> <br><em>Numerator:</em><br> Number of married or in-union women aged 15 to 49 years who had female sterilization (tubal ligation, laparectomy, voluntary surgical contraception for women).
<br><em>Denominator:</em><br> Number of married or in-union women aged 15 to 49 years.
<br><em>Calculation:</em><br> The numerator divided by the denominator, expressed as a percentage.<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, 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>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>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
The list of specific methods and their categorization has changed in DHS. In DHS I and II surveys, modern methods included pill, IUD, injection, vaginal methods, condom, female sterilization, and male sterilization. The vaginal methods included in a single group diaphragm, foam and jelly. Traditional methods included periodic abstinence (of any kind), withdrawal, and all respondent- mentioned other methods. In DHS III surveys, modern methods included pill, IUD, injection, vaginal methods, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, and implants. Traditional methods included periodic abstinence (of any kind), withdrawal and lactational amenorrhea. Folk methods included respondent-mentioned other methods and were categorized separately from traditional methods. In DHS IV surveys, emergency contraception was added to the list of contraceptive methods in the contraceptive table but was not included as a separate method for current use (included in “others”). The DHS IV and following questionnaires allowed for more than one method to be currently used. For specific methods, the following hierarchy is used to tabulate current use, selecting only the highest method in the list: female sterilization, male sterilization, intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD), contraceptive injection, contraceptive implants (Norplant), contraceptive pill, condoms, emergency contraception, standard day method (SDM), vaginal methods (foam, jelly, suppository), lactational amenorrhea method (LAM), periodic abstinence, withdrawal, other methods. Note that in DHS IV and DHS V priority was given to the contraceptive pill before IUD, injectables and implants. In DHS VI the category for other methods was separated into other modern methods and other traditional methods. In DHS 7 emergency contraception and standard days method are explicitly listed in the coding categories for current use of contraception.<br></p> |