Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2004
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Knows about emergency contraception a as a method of family planning (W_FPKNOEMRG)
Data file: LSO2004-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
552
End:
553
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
SECTION 3. CONTRACEPTION
Now I would like to talk about family planning - the various ways or methods that a couple can use to delay or avoid a pregnancy.
CIRCLE CODE 1 IN 301 FOR EACH METHOD MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. THEN PROCEED DOWN COLUMN 301, READING
THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. CIRCLE CODE 1 IF METHOD IS
RECOGNIZED, AND CODE 2 IF NOT RECOGNIZED. THEN, FOR EACH METHOD WITH CODE 1 CIRCLED IN 301, ASK 302.
301 Which ways or methods have you heard about?
FOR METHODS NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY, ASK: Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?
01 FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
YES 1
NO 2
02 MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
YES 1
NO 2
03 PILL Women can take a pill every day to avoid becoming pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
04 IUCD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.
YES 1
NO 2
05 INJECTABLES Women can have an injection by a health provider that stops them from becoming pregnant for one or more months.
YES 1
NO 2
06 IMPLANTS Women can have several small rods placed in their upper arm by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for one or more years.
YES 1
NO 2
07 MALE CONDOM Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
08 FEMALE CONDOM Women can place a sheath in their vagina before sexual intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
09 DIAPHRAGM Women can place a thin flexible disk in their vagina before intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
10 FOAM OR JELLY Women can place a suppository, jelly, or cream in their vagina before intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
11 LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM) Up to 6 months after childbirth, a woman can use a method that requires that she breastfeeds frequently, day and night, and that her menstrual period has not returned.
YES 1
NO 2
12 RHYTHM OR PERIODIC ABSTINENCE Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid pregnancy by not having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
13 WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax.
YES 1
NO 2
14 EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION Women can take pills up to three days after sexual intercourse or IUCD up to five days after sexual intercourse to avoid becoming pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
15 LOCAL TRADITIONAL METHODS There are various traditional methods that exist in different regions in Lesotho used to delay or avoid a pregnancy.
YES 1
NO 2
16 Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy? LIST UP TO TWO METHODS
SPECIFY___
YES 1
NO 2
Now I would like to talk about family planning - the various ways or methods that a couple can use to delay or avoid a pregnancy.
CIRCLE CODE 1 IN 301 FOR EACH METHOD MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. THEN PROCEED DOWN COLUMN 301, READING
THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. CIRCLE CODE 1 IF METHOD IS
RECOGNIZED, AND CODE 2 IF NOT RECOGNIZED. THEN, FOR EACH METHOD WITH CODE 1 CIRCLED IN 301, ASK 302.
301 Which ways or methods have you heard about?
FOR METHODS NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY, ASK: Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?
01 FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
YES 1
NO 2
02 MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
YES 1
NO 2
03 PILL Women can take a pill every day to avoid becoming pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
04 IUCD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.
YES 1
NO 2
05 INJECTABLES Women can have an injection by a health provider that stops them from becoming pregnant for one or more months.
YES 1
NO 2
06 IMPLANTS Women can have several small rods placed in their upper arm by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for one or more years.
YES 1
NO 2
07 MALE CONDOM Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
08 FEMALE CONDOM Women can place a sheath in their vagina before sexual intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
09 DIAPHRAGM Women can place a thin flexible disk in their vagina before intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
10 FOAM OR JELLY Women can place a suppository, jelly, or cream in their vagina before intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
11 LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM) Up to 6 months after childbirth, a woman can use a method that requires that she breastfeeds frequently, day and night, and that her menstrual period has not returned.
YES 1
NO 2
12 RHYTHM OR PERIODIC ABSTINENCE Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid pregnancy by not having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
13 WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax.
YES 1
NO 2
14 EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION Women can take pills up to three days after sexual intercourse or IUCD up to five days after sexual intercourse to avoid becoming pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
15 LOCAL TRADITIONAL METHODS There are various traditional methods that exist in different regions in Lesotho used to delay or avoid a pregnancy.
YES 1
NO 2
16 Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy? LIST UP TO TWO METHODS
SPECIFY___
YES 1
NO 2
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No |
| 10 | Yes |
| 11 | Yes, spontaneously |
| 12 | Yes, probed |
| 97 | Method not asked about at all |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | 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
FPKNOEMRG (V304_16) indicates whether the woman knows about emergency contraception as a method for family planning. The complementary variable FPEVUSEMRG indicates whether the woman had ever used emergency contraception to delay or avoid a pregnancy.
Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability. In probing questions, emergency contraception is often described by the following:
As an emergency measure, within three days after they have unprotected sexual intercourse, women can take special pills to prevent pregnancy.
Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability. In probing questions, emergency contraception is often described by the following:
As an emergency measure, within three days after they have unprotected sexual intercourse, women can take special pills to prevent pregnancy.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Knowledge of family planning Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |