Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Table 5.7 Number of children at first use of contraceptionPercent distribution of women who have ever used contraception by number of living children at the time offirst use of contraception, according to current age, Zambia 2001-2002–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Number of living children at timeof first use of contraception Don't Number––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– know/ ofCurrent age 0 1 2 3 4+ missing Total women–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––15-19 50.8 45.9 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 100.0 42120-24 19.0 60.8 16.4 3.3 0.3 0.2 100.0 98225-29 9.6 48.3 27.6 10.1 4.2 0.2 100.0 98930-34 3.7 40.3 24.2 16.4 14.9 0.6 100.0 73635-39 2.7 32.8 18.7 13.1 32.3 0.4 100.0 53940-44 1.6 29.0 17.2 12.4 39.5 0.2 100.0 42245-49 2.0 31.9 16.6 13.3 36.1 0.0 100.0 299Total 12.5 44.6 19.2 9.5 13.7 0.4 100.0 4,3895.7 USE OF SOCIAL MARKETING BRAND PILLSSince the pill is the most commonly used moderncontraceptive method in Zambia, it is important todetermine the proportion of women using Safeplan, asocial marketing brand of oral contraceptive pill.Table 5.8 shows the percentage of pill userswho are using Safeplan by urban-rural residence andprovince. Although Safeplan is more widely marketedin Lusaka and Copperbelt provinces, its use is also highin Northern, Central, and Eastern provinces, althoughthe number of pill users sampled is small in severalprovinces. Women in urban areas are more likely touse Safeplan (22 percent) than their counterparts in therural areas (12 percent). Overall, almost one in five pillusers is using Safeplan.5.8 KNOWLEDGE OF FERTILE PERIODA basic knowledge of reproductive physiologyis especially useful for the successful practice of coitusrelatedmethods such as withdrawal, condom andvaginal methods, and other methods collectively calledperiodic abstinence. Knowledge of the fertile period isparticularly critical in the case of period abstinence.The successful practice of natural family planningdepends on an understanding of when during theovulatory cycle a woman is most likely to conceive.Table 5.8 Use of SafeplanPercentage of pill users who are using Safeplan, byurban-rural residence and province, Zambia2001-2002––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Percentage NumberofofResidence/Province pill users women––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––ResidenceUrban 22.1 388Rural 12.4 236ProvinceCentral 20.5 46Copperbelt 16.9 204Eastern 20.0 62Luapula * 15Lusaka 22.2 148Northern 21.2 46North-Western (29.0) 12Southern 15.8 66Western * 24Total 18.5 623––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Note: Table excludes pill users who do not knowthe brand name. Figures in parentheses are basedon 25-49 unweighted cases. An asterisk indicatesthat a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweightedcases and has been suppressed.All women in the 2001-2002 ZDHS were asked about their knowledge of a woman’s fertileperiod. The results are presented in Table 5.9 for users and non-users of periodic abstinence.Fertility Regulation │ 79