Ability to Negotiate Sexual Relations with Husband

Percentage of currently married women who can say no to their husband if they do not want to have sexual intercourse, and percentage who can ask their husband to use a condom

Definition

1)      Percentage of currently married women age 15-49 who can say no to their husband if they do not want to have sexual intercourse.

2)      Percentage of currently married women age 15-49 who can ask their husband to use a condom.

Coverage:

Population base: Currently married women age 15-49 (IR file)

Time period: Current status at time of survey

Numerators:

1)      Currently married women age 15-49 who can say no to their husband if they do not want to have sexual intercourse (v502 = 1 & v850a = 1)

2)      Currently married women age 15-49 who can ask their husband to use a condom (v502 = 1 & v850b = 1)

Denominator: Number of currently married women age 15-49 (v502 = 1)

Variables: IR file.

Calculation

Numerator divided by the denominator multiplied by 100.

Handling of Missing Values

Missing values on whether the respondent is able to negotiate safer sexual relations are excluded from the numerator but included in the denominator.

Changes over Time

Although several surveys have included these or similar questions over time, they became standard in the DHS only at the time of the 2008 questionnaire revision.

References

Hanmer, L., and J. Klugman. 2016 "Exploring women's agency and empowerment in developing countries: Where do we stand?". Feminist Economics 22, no. 1: 237-263.

Kishor, S., and L. Subaiya. 2008. Understanding Women’s Empowerment: A Comparative Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Data. DHS Comparative Reports No. 20. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Macro International Inc. https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-cr20-comparative-reports.cfm

Resources

DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 15.11

SDG Indicator 5.6.1

API Indicator IDs:

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