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National Family Health Survey 2015-2016

India, 2015 - 2016
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IND_2015_DHS_v01_M
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)
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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys
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Last method discontinued in last 5 years (v359)

Data file: REC32

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 61
End: 62
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 16
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
Respondents who discontinued use of a method in the last five years.
Categories
Value Category
1 Pill
2 IUD
3 Injections
4 Diaphragm
5 Condom
6 Female sterilization
7 Male sterilization
8 Rhythm/Periodic abstinence
9 Withdrawal
10 Other traditional methods
11 Implants (not used in NFHS4)
12 Abstinence (not used in NFHS4)
13 Lactational amenorrhea
14 Female condom
15 Foam or jelly
16 Other modern method
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Notes
Last method discontinued in the last five years.
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