Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Seventy percent of currently married women have used a method of contraception at some time,49 percent have used a modern method, while 45 percent have used a traditional method. Amongsexually active unmarried women, 63 percent have used a method of contraception at some time. Sexuallyactive unmarried women tend to use temporary methods of contraception rather than long-term orpermanent methods. Two in five of these women have used a male condom, compared with only one infive married women.Table 5.3 shows that two in three men reported having used a male method of contraception atsome time, 48 percent used a modern male method and 49 percent used a traditional male method. Of thetwo male modern methods, male condom is more common (48 percent) than male sterilisation (less than 1percent). For the traditional methods, withdrawal (36 percent) is more common than rhythm/naturalfamily planning (28 percent).Table 5.3 Ever use of contraception: menPercentage of all men, of currently married men, and of sexually active unmarried men who have ever usedany contraceptive method, by specific method and age, Zambia 2001-2002––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Modern methodTraditional method–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Male Any Rhythm/Any Any steri- Male tradi- natural Numbermeth- modern lisa- con- tional family With- ofAge od method tion dom method planning drawal men––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––ALL MEN––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––15-19 29.3 25.9 0.1 25.9 9.9 4.2 7.0 45920-24 70.8 59.4 0.3 59.1 37.0 19.5 25.6 34625-29 80.3 63.8 0.0 63.8 59.6 32.3 48.6 36130-34 82.3 65.6 0.4 65.2 64.6 41.9 46.1 28135-39 83.9 57.0 0.0 57.0 70.6 38.8 56.2 24140-44 81.1 47.1 0.6 46.4 71.7 41.9 51.3 17445-49 76.6 35.6 0.0 35.6 69.0 41.4 49.3 11350-54 70.7 22.1 0.0 22.1 61.6 41.2 41.6 10055-59 60.0 11.8 2.9 8.9 56.9 31.3 38.5 71Total 67.3 47.9 0.3 47.7 48.7 27.9 36.1 2,145––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––CURRENTLY MARRIED MEN––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––15-19 * * * * * * * 720-24 84.0 60.6 1.2 59.4 54.8 26.2 43.8 9125-29 82.5 61.8 0.0 61.8 67.7 38.1 55.7 27230-34 84.1 65.1 0.4 64.7 68.5 44.1 49.6 24335-39 84.6 56.6 0.0 56.6 72.9 41.3 56.8 21140-44 82.0 46.4 0.7 45.7 74.7 43.7 54.2 16145-49 79.3 37.6 0.0 37.6 70.9 42.1 51.9 10350-54 69.9 20.7 0.0 20.7 62.1 41.9 41.8 9555-59 62.0 9.7 1.7 8.0 60.0 33.9 40.1 65Total 80.9 51.7 0.3 51.4 68.0 39.8 51.3 1,248––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––SEXUALLY ACTIVE UNMARRIED MEN 1––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Total 76.7 70.1 0.0 70.1 33.1 13.5 25.1 100––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Note: An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been suppressed.1Men who had sexual intercourse in the one month preceding the surveyFertility Regulation │ 73