1) Percentage of current users of selected contraceptive methods who were informed about side effects or problems of the method used.
2) Percentage of current users of selected contraceptive methods who were informed of what to do if they experienced side effects or problems with the method used.
3) Percentage of current users of selected contraceptive methods who were informed of other methods of contraception that could be used.
4) Percentage of current users of selected contraceptive methods who were informed of all three (Method Information Index).
Population base: Women who started the last episode of use of modern contraceptive method
within the 5 years preceding the survey. Only users of female sterilization, pill, IUD, injectables, and implants are included
Time period: 5 years preceding the survey
Numerators:
Number of women who say they were informed at the start of the current episode of use of the method about:
1) Side effects or problems of the method used (v3a02 = 1 or v3a03 = 1)
2) What to do if they experienced side effects or problems with the method used (v3a04 = 1)
3) Other methods of contraception that could be used (v3a05=1 or v3a06=1)
4) All three ((v3a02 = 1 or v3a03 = 1) & (v3a04 = 1) & (v3a05=1 or v3a06=1))
Denominator: Number of women who started the last episode of use of modern contraceptive method (female sterilization, pill, IUD, injectables, and implants) within the 5 years preceding the survey (v312 in 1:3,6,11 & v008 - v317 < 60)
Variables: IR file.
|
v3a02 |
Told about side effects |
|
v3a03 |
Told about side effects by health or family planning worker |
|
v3a04 |
Told how to deal with side effects |
|
v3a05 |
Told about other family planning methods |
|
v3a06 |
Told about other family planning methods by health or family planning worker |
|
v3a07 |
First source for current method |
|
v313 |
Current use by method type |
|
v317 |
Current contraceptive method |
|
v005 |
Woman’s individual sample weight |
Numerators divided by the denominators and multiplied by 100 to obtain percentages.
Women who did not know whether they were informed are considered not informed. Women with missing values on whether they were informed are excluded from the numerators but included in the denominators.
Informed choice is a necessary part of family planning programs. Family planning providers should inform all method users of the potential side effects and what they should do if they encounter any of the effects. This information both assists the user in coping with side effects and decreases unnecessary discontinuation of temporary methods. Users of temporary methods should also be informed of the choices they have with respect to other methods. Informed choice should be analyzed by type of method and type of provider in order to improve policy and program practices.
In earlier rounds of DHS, an additional indicator was included on whether users were informed that sterilization is permanent.
DHS-7 Tabulation plan: Table 7.10
API Indicator IDs: FP_ICHC_W_SID, FP_ICHC_W_WDO, FP_ICHC_W_HFP