TY - RPRT AU - Aliaga, Alfredo AU - Muhuri, Pradip K. CY - Calverton, Maryland, USA TI - Methods of estimating contraceptive prevalence rates for small areas: Applications in the Dominican Republic and Kenya T2 - DHS Methodological Reports No. 3 PB - Macro International PY - 1994 UR - http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/MR3/MR3.pdf AB - Program managers and policymakers in developing countries have expressed interest in obtaining estimates of basic demographic indicators for small areas in order to set targets, allocate resources, and monitor performance of family planning and maternal and child health programs. In this report, estimates of contraceptive prevalence rates are provided for 30 provinces of the Dominican Republic and 32 districts of Kenya using the synthetic and regression methods. N1 - For assistance using downloaded citations from The DHS Program, please visit http://dhsprogram.com/publications/Citing-DHS-Publications.cfm. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) is a 13-year project to assist government and private agencies in developing countries to conduct national sample surveys on population and maternal and child health. Funded primarily by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DHS is administered by Macro International Inc. in Calverton, Maryland, USA. ER -