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_abs1
Overview
Valid:
6156
Invalid:
18124
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
136
End:
137
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Today date is the 20th of November 2010. If she had a child in October 2009 we DO NOT ask this question, if she had it in November 2009 we DO.
Check Q2(currmar)
Check Q2(currmar)
Literal question
If YES to [avoidprc]: Are you currently using any method to avoid getting pregnant?, which main method are you currently using?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Injections | 2367 |
38.5%
|
| 2 | Pill | 258 |
4.2%
|
| 3 | Condom | 1548 |
25.1%
|
| 4 | Norplant | 284 |
4.6%
|
| 5 | Loop (IUD) | 29 |
0.5%
|
| 6 | Close of the tube BTL | 1319 |
21.4%
|
| 7 | Other modern methods | 120 |
1.9%
|
| 8 | Withdrawn | 229 |
3.7%
|
| 9 | Traditional methods | 2 |
0%
|
| 98 | Unknown | 0 |
0%
|
| 99 | Missing | 0 | |
| Sysmiss | 18124 |
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.