Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

INFORMED CHOICEStatistics:A. Percentage of current users of selected contraceptive methods who were informed about sideeffects or problems of the method used.B. Percentage of current users of selected contraceptive methods who were informed of what to do ifthey experienced side effects or problems with the method used.C. Percentage of current users of selected contraceptive methods who were informed of othermethods of contraception that could be used.D. Percentage of women who have had contraceptive sterilization who were told that they would notbe able to have any more children.DefinitionPercentages of women who had contraceptive sterilization in the specified grouped ages.A. Coverage:1. Statistics 1 and 2: Women of all marital statuses who use female sterilization, pill, IUD,injectables, and implants.2. Statistic 3: Women of all marital statuses who use female sterilization, pill, IUD, injectables,implants, female condom, diaphragm, foam or jelly, and LAM.3. Statistic 4: Women of all marital statuses who have had contraceptive sterilization.B. Numerators: Number of women who say they were informed at the start of the current episode ofuse of the method. Limited to method episodes that began in the five years preceding the survey.C. Denominators: Total number of women who are in the coverage category for each statistic.Limited to method episodes that began in the five years preceding the survey.CalculationNumerators for each statistic are divided by the denominators and multiplied by 100 to obtainpercentages.Handling of Missing ValuesWomen who did not know whether they were informed are considered not informed (“NO”). Womenwith missing values on whether they were informed are excluded from both denominators andnumerators.Notes and ConsiderationsPercentages add up to 100 percent.Modern methods include female sterilization, male sterilization, pill, IUD, injectables, implants, malecondom, female condom, diaphragm, and foam or jelly.Guide to DHS Statistics 54 Updated September 2006