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Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

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REASON FOR NOT INTENDING TO USE CONTRACEPTIONStatistics: Percent Distribution of Currently Married Women Who Are Not UsingContraception <strong>and</strong> Who Do Not Intend to Use At Any Time in the Future, byMain Reason for Not Intending to UseDefinitionA. Numerators: Number of currently married women who do not currently use a method ofcontraception <strong>and</strong> who do not intend to use at any time in the future, by main reason for notintending to use at any time in the future.B. Denominator: Total number of currently married women who do not currently use a method ofcontraception <strong>and</strong> who do not intend to use at any time in the future.CalculationNumerators for each response are divided by the same denominator <strong>and</strong> multiplied by 100 to obtainpercentages.H<strong>and</strong>ling of Missing ValuesWomen who are unsure or with missing values for intention to use are not included in either thenumerator or the denominator.Women with missing values for reasons for not intending to use are not included in either the numeratoror the denominator.Women who do not know the reasons for not intending to use are included as a separate category.Notes <strong>and</strong> ConsiderationsPercentages add up to 100 percent.Guide to <strong>DHS</strong> Statistics 61 Updated September 2006

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