Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Table 5.1.2 Knowledge of contraceptive methods: menPercentage of all men, of currently married men, of sexually active unmarried men, ofsexually inactive unmarried men, and of men with no sexual experience who know anycontraceptive method, by specific method, Zambia 2001-2002–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Unmarried menwho ever had sex–––––––––––––––––– UnmarriedCurrently Not menAll married Sexually sexually who neverContraceptive method men men active 1 active 2 had sex––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Any method 98.1 99.6 98.7 99.0 84.8Any modern method 98.0 99.6 98.7 99.0 84.8Female sterilisation 62.7 73.7 61.3 53.0 28.2Male sterilisation 30.0 32.7 35.9 28.1 15.9Pill 82.6 92.9 81.5 76.2 40.9IUD 23.8 29.3 16.2 18.5 6.9Injectables 62.6 74.8 61.0 52.9 20.2Implants 14.7 17.4 9.8 13.1 3.4Male condom 97.5 98.9 96.0 98.7 84.3Female condom 57.2 59.8 46.1 59.6 33.6Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly 21.7 24.2 14.7 21.0 8.1Emergency contraception 1.8 1.8 0.0 2.0 1.3Any traditional method 74.1 87.9 71.9 64.3 22.8Lactational amenorrhoea 3 22.4 28.1 18.4 17.1 4.9Rhythm/Natural family planning 51.6 61.2 45.0 44.6 16.6Withdrawal 63.9 78.4 61.0 52.1 15.0Other 14.3 19.4 19.6 8.1 4.1Mean number of methods known 6.1 6.9 5.7 5.4 2.8Number of women 2,145 1,248 83 667 202–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1Had sexual intercourse in the one month preceding the survey2Did not have sexual intercourse in the one month preceding the survey3Lactational amenorrhoea method (LAM) is usually considered a modern method. However,analysis of the 2001-2002 ZDHS data indicates that many women confused it withsimple breastfeeding so, rather than present misleading data, it was decided to classify LAMas a traditional method.There has been an increase in levels of awareness of contraceptive methods over time. Among allwomen, the proportion who know any method has risen since 1996 for all methods except the IUD andnatural family planning. The proportion who know of injectables has risen steeply, from 53 percent ofwomen in 1996 to 81 percent in 2001-2002. The mean number of methods known has increased from 5.3to 6.8 for women and from 5.0 to 6.1 for men.5.2 EVER USE OF CONTRACEPTIONAll women interviewed in the survey who said they had heard of a method of family planningwere asked whether they had ever used that method. Men were asked if they had ever used “maleoriented”methods, i.e., male sterilisation, condoms, rhythm method, and withdrawal. Tables 5.2 and 5.3show the percentages of women and men who have ever used family planning by specific method andage.Fertility Regulation │ 71