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Ever use of specific contraceptive methods [message #2221] Thu, 29 May 2014 15:35 Go to next message
DHSuserNY
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Have the EVER use of specific contraceptives been removed from the recent DHS surveys? I'm attempting to calculate the proportion of women who have ever used a modern method of contraception. The v302 variable used to contain this information but they seem to be blank in the most recent surveys.

Thanks!
Re: Ever use of specific contraceptive methods [message #2222 is a reply to message #2221] Thu, 29 May 2014 15:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Liz-DHS
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Dear User,
I found a note in our DHS-VI recode application: "ever used of methods was removed from DHS-VI"
Here are some snippets of CSPro code which may help you with your analysis. The is based on our Core Standard Questionnaire,but the raw variables should be similar.
{ ***USE
if EVERUSE(k) = 1 then
evuse = 1
elseif EVERUSE(k) = missing & evuse <> 1 then
evuse = missing
elseif evuse = notappl then
evuse = 2
endif;
if evuse = 1 & cuse <> 1 then
cuse = ( pos( "Y", A304) ); { Currently using other traditional methods }
endif;
***USE }

{ ***USE
evuse = EVERUSE(j); { Ever used method }
if evuse = 1 then
cuse = ( pos(currmeth[j:1],A304) > 0 ); { Currently using method }
endif;
***USE }

Re: Ever use of specific contraceptive methods [message #2229 is a reply to message #2222] Fri, 30 May 2014 10:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
DHSuserNY
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Thanks Liz! That's unfortunate that DHS has removed those questions. They're useful.

And thanks for the code. It doesn't seem to include the standard DHS variables though maybe I'm missing something since I don't use CSPro.

Re: Ever use of specific contraceptive methods [message #2964 is a reply to message #2229] Wed, 24 September 2014 13:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kia-DHS is currently offline  Kia-DHS
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We (DHS) recently received a similar question on ever use from a data user, so we are posting the question and our reply.

Q: Why does DHS no longer ask women if they have ever used emergency contraception? Is there any plan for including it in the future?

A: Asking women whether they have ever used emergency contraception was asked in the context of asking women whether they had ever used a method for each and every method they have heard of in the contraceptive knowledge and ever use table (for example: Have you ever used the pill?, Have you ever used an IUD?, Have you ever used emergency contraception?, and so on for each of about 13 methods in WQ301).

The question on ever use of each method was dropped between DHS-5 and DHS-6; the DHS Core Questionnaires no longer include the questions (asked of each method) after November 2009. Individual surveys that went into the field after November 2009 may have been designed based on the DHS-5 questionnaire and thus may have included the question; so you can look up questionnaires in 2009/2010 timeframe to see if the question was still included in any particular survey. There is always some variability across surveys during the contract transition years.

We are now in DHS-7 and there are currently no plans to revive the ever use question. This is true for all surveys, it is not a regional issue. Should a country request it in particular, it may be added, as is true of all survey questionnaires. As to why it was dropped: the question may be of value, but what is or is not included in the Core DHS questionnaires is ultimately determined by USAID, and there is always a balance between keeping the survey instruments to a reasonable size - so questions are sometimes dropped due to being of lower priority or to make room for other questions to be added. Questions on ever use of each method in the contraceptive table were considered of lower priority than questions on current use.

DHS.
Question Current contraceptive method [MV312], and Current contraceptive by method type [MV313] [message #3145 is a reply to message #2964] Wed, 22 October 2014 19:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Valko is currently offline  Valko
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Hello. I plan to use data [MV312] and [MV313] from the male and couples questionnaire, DHS Kyrgyzstan-2012. However, these variables show missing values. Pls kindly advise whether these two questions `Current contraceptive method [MV312]`, and `Current contraceptive by method type [MV313]` were not asked?

would be thankful for your responce. thank you, Valko.

Re: Question Current contraceptive method [MV312], and Current contraceptive by method type [MV313] [message #3177 is a reply to message #3145] Thu, 30 October 2014 13:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Liz-DHS
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Dear User,
The variables MV312 and MV313 were constructed from raw variables QM418 "The last time you had sexual intercourse, was a condom used?" and QM439 "What method did you or your partner use?" from the male questionnaire.
Below are the weighted frequencies for the recoded variables MV312 and MV313. I am not sure why you are seeing missing values.

Item MV312: Current contraceptive method
... tbd-name: '.MRECODE6.MREC32.MV312'
                                _____________________________ _____________
 Categories                           Frequency       CumFreq      %  Cum %
_______________________________ _____________________________ _____________
  0 Not using                             1722           1722   71.4   71.4
  1 Pill                                    14           1736    0.6   72.0
  2 IUD                                    189           1926    7.8   79.8
  3 Injections                               4           1929    0.2   79.9
  5 Condom                                 443           2372   18.4   98.3
  6 Female Sterilization                     9           2381    0.4   98.7
  8 Periodic Abstinence                      4           2385    0.2   98.8
  9 Withdrawal                              26           2411    1.1   99.9
 11 Implants/Norplant                        1           2412    0.0  100.0
 14 Female condom                            1           2412    0.0  100.0
 17 Other modern method                      1           2413    0.0  100.0
_______________________________ _____________________________ _____________
 TOTAL                                    2413           2413  100.0  100.0


________________________________________________________________________________
Item MV313: Current contraceptive by method type
... tbd-name: '.MRECODE6.MREC32.MV313'
                                _____________________________ _____________
 Categories                           Frequency       CumFreq      %  Cum %
_______________________________ _____________________________ _____________
 0 No method                              1722           1722   71.4   71.4
 2 Traditional method                       30           1752    1.2   72.6
 3 Modern method                           661           2413   27.4  100.0
_______________________________ _____________________________ _____________
 TOTAL                                    2413           2413  100.0  100.0



Re: Question Current contraceptive method [MV312], and Current contraceptive by method type [MV313] [message #3183 is a reply to message #3177] Sat, 01 November 2014 09:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Valko is currently offline  Valko
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Dear Liz-DHS,

greetings. thank you very much for your reply. You are right,there are no missing values in MV312 and MV313. This is my mistake.
I have a question re.frequencies. When in SPSS i run Analyse/Descriptive statistics/Frequencies for MV312 and MV313, i noticed the differences in Frequency between yours and mine tables. Can you pls kindly advise? Sorry, i cannot paste a table here,so I add an attachment.

would appreciate for your advice.

Valeriya Kogay

Re: Question Current contraceptive method [MV312], and Current contraceptive by method type [MV313] [message #3220 is a reply to message #3183] Fri, 07 November 2014 21:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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You are looking at unweighted frequencies. You need to weight the data using MV005/1000000 and then produce your frequencies to get them to match the frequencies shown.
Re: Question Current contraceptive method [MV312], and Current contraceptive by method type [MV313] [message #3236 is a reply to message #3220] Tue, 11 November 2014 04:56 Go to previous message
Valko is currently offline  Valko
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Dear Trevor,

thank you very much.

Valeriya
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