| Ever use of specific contraceptive methods [message #2221] |
Thu, 29 May 2014 15:35  |
DHSuserNY
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Registered: January 2014
Location: New York
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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!
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| Re: Ever use of specific contraceptive methods [message #2222 is a reply to message #2221] |
Thu, 29 May 2014 15:47  |
Liz-DHS
Messages: 1516
Registered: February 2013
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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 }
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| Re: Ever use of specific contraceptive methods [message #2229 is a reply to message #2222] |
Fri, 30 May 2014 10:44 |
DHSuserNY
Messages: 6
Registered: January 2014
Location: New York
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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.
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| Re: Ever use of specific contraceptive methods [message #2964 is a reply to message #2229] |
Wed, 24 September 2014 13:37 |
Kia-DHS
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Registered: March 2013
Location: 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.
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| 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 |
Liz-DHS
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Registered: February 2013
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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
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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
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