Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS
Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS
Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS
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FERTILITY PREFERENCESNEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING—CURRENTLY MARRIED WOMENStatistics: Percentages of Currently Married Women with a) Unmet Need for FamilyPlanning, b) with Met Need for Family Planning, <strong>and</strong> c) by Total Dem<strong>and</strong> forFamily Planning, According to Whether for Spacing, for Limiting, <strong>and</strong> TotalDefinitionA. Coverage:1. Population base: Currently married women.2. Time period: Time of survey.Fecundity—A woman is assumed to be fecund unless she declares that she is infecund, had ahysterectomy, or is menopausic. Also considered infecund is a woman who is neither pregnant norpostpartum amenorrheic but who has not had a menstruation for six or more months. Also infecund arewomen who, while married <strong>and</strong> not using contraception during the past five years, have not had a birth<strong>and</strong> are not currently pregnant.B. Numerators—Number of women with an unmet need for contraception1. For spacing—Number of women who are not using a method of contraception, <strong>and</strong>a) are fecund <strong>and</strong> say they want to wait two or more years for their next birth, orb) are fecund <strong>and</strong> are unsure whether they want another child, orc) are fecund, want another child, but are unsure when to have the birth, <strong>and</strong> say that apregnancy in the next few weeks would be a problem, ord) are pregnant not due to a contraceptive failure <strong>and</strong> who say that the pregnancy wasmistimed (would have wanted to wait), ore) are postpartum amenorrheic within six months of the birth <strong>and</strong> say that the birth wasmistimed (would have wanted to wait).2. For limiting—Number of women who are not using a method of contraception, <strong>and</strong>a) are fecund <strong>and</strong> say they do not want any more children, orb) are pregnant not due to a contraceptive failure <strong>and</strong> say that they did not want to becomepregnant, orc) are postpartum amenorrheic within six months of the birth <strong>and</strong> say that they did not wantthe birth.3. Number of women currently using a method of contraception.Guide to <strong>DHS</strong> Statistics 78 Updated September 2006