Literal question
343. ENTER METHOD CODE FROM 318 IN CURRENT MONTH IN COLUMN 1 OF CALENDAR. THEN DETERMINE WHEN SHE STARTED USING THIS METHOD THIS TIME. ENTER METHOD CODE IN EACH MONTH OF USE.
ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS:
-When did you start using this method continuously?
-How long have you been using this method continuously?
344. I would like to ask some questions about all of the (other) periods in the last few years during which you or your husband used a method to avoid getting pregnant.
PROBE FOR EARLIER PERIODS OF USE AND NONUSE, STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT PERIOD OF USE AND GOING BACK TO JANUARY 1987.
USE NAMES OF CHILDREN, DATES OF BIRTH, AND PERIODS OF PREGNANCY AS REFERENCE POINTS.
RECORD PERIODS OF USE AND NONUSE IN COLUMN 1 OF THE CALENDAR. FOR EACH MONTH IN WHICH A METHOD WAS USED, ENTER THE CODE FOR THE METHOD; ENTER "0" IN THOSE MONTHS WHEN NO METHOD WAS USED.
FOR EACH PERIOD OF USE, ASK WHY SHE STOPPED USING THE METHOD. IF A PREGNANCY FOLLOWED, ASK WHETHER SHE BECAME PREGNANT UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE USING THE METHOD OR DELIBERATELY STOPPED TO GET PREGNANT.
FOR EACH PERIOD OF USE, RECORD THE CODE FOR THE REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION IN COLUMN 2 OF THE CALENDAR NEXT TO LAST MONTH OF USE.
NUMER OF CODES ENTERED IN COLUMN 2 MUST BE THE SAME AS THE NUMBER OF INTERRUPTIONS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN COLUMN 1.
ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS
COLUMN 1:
-When was the last time you used a method? Which method was that?
-When did you start using that method? How long after the birth of (NAME)?
-How long did you use the method then?
