ABS Adult Behavior Survey 2008-2011
Malawi
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Reference ID
MWI-MEIRU-ABS-2008-v1
Producer(s)
Dr Neil French (Director)
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Contraception method1 v3 onwards (cumeth1)
Data file: css_abs2spouses
Overview
Valid:
2998
Invalid:
10371
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
102
End:
103
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
If YES to [avoidprc]:Are you and this wife currently using any method of contraception?
, which main method(s) are you currently using?
, which main method(s) are you currently using?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Injections | 773 |
25.8%
|
| 2 | Pill | 144 |
4.8%
|
| 3 | Condom | 1278 |
42.6%
|
| 4 | Norplant | 78 |
2.6%
|
| 5 | Loop (IUD) | 14 |
0.5%
|
| 6 | Close of the tube BTL | 530 |
17.7%
|
| 7 | Other modern methods | 80 |
2.7%
|
| 8 | Withdrawn | 101 |
3.4%
|
| 9 | Traditional methods | 0 |
0%
|
| 98 | Unknown | 0 |
0%
|
| 99 | Missing | 0 | |
| Sysmiss | 10371 |
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.
Question post text
2 options apply if 1st Answer is CONDOM