CIRCLE ALL MENTIONED
IF MORE THAN ONE METHOD MENTIONED, FOLLOW SKIP INSTRUCTION FOR HIGHEST METHOD IN LIST.
A FEMALE STERILIZATION (GO TO 307)
B MALE STERILIZATION (GO TO 307)
C IUD (GO TO 308A)
D INJECTABLES (GO TO 308A)
E IMPLANTS (GO TO 308A)
F PILL
G CONDOM (GO TO 306)
H FEMALE CONDOM (GO TO 308A)
I LACTATIONAL AMEN. METHOD (GO TO 308A)
J RHYTHM METHOD (GO TO 308A)
K WITHDRAWAL (GO TO 308A)
X OTHER MODERN METHOD (GO TO 308A)
Y OTHER TRADITIONAL METHOD (GO TO 308A)
Categories
Value
Category
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
9
NIU (Not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
FPNOWUSCHRM indicates whether the woman is now using a charm or amulet, a traditional contraceptive method that relies on wearing a talisman, to delay or avoid getting pregnant.
IPUMS-DHS users may also be interested in FPMETHNOW (V312), which reports the woman's current contraceptive method.