Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

CONTACT OF NONUSERS WITH FAMILY PLANNING PROVIDERSStatistics: Percentages of Women Who Are Not Using Contraception Who Were Visited by aFieldworker Who Discussed Family Planning, Who Visited a Health Facility andDiscussed Family Planning, and Who Visited a Health Facility but Did NotDiscuss Family Planning During the 12 Months Preceding the SurveyDefinitionA. Coverage: Women who are not using a contraceptive method.B. Numerators for each indicator for each background category:1. Number of women who were visited by a fieldworker in the preceding 12 months whodiscussed family planning.2. Number of women who visited a health facility in the preceding 12 months and whodiscussed family planning at the facility.3. Number of women who visited a health facility in the preceding 12 months but who did notdiscuss family planning at the facility.4. Number of women who did not discuss family planning with either a field worker or at ahealth facility in the preceding 12 months.C. Denominator for all indicators:Calculation1. For each background category.2. Total number of women of all marital statuses.For each background category, the numerator for each indicator is divided by the denominator of thatbackground category and multiplied by 100 to obtain percentages.Handling of Missing ValuesWomen who are unsure or with missing values are considered as not having been visited by a fieldworker or visited a health facility or had discussed family planning. These women are included in thedenominator of the percentages.Guide to DHS Statistics 64 Updated September 2006