National Family Health Survey 2015-2016

India, 2015 - 2016

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Reference ID

IND_2015_DHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)

Collection(s)

MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Current contraceptive method (mv312)

Data file: MREC32

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 15

End: 16

Width: 2

Range: 0 - 98

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
0	Not using
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 method
11	Implants (not used in NFHS4)
12	Abstinence (not used in NFHS4)
13	Lactational amenorrhea (LAM)
14	Female condom
15	Foam or jelly
17	Other modern method
18	Standard Days
19	Survey Specific method 3
20	Survey Specific method 4
98	Don't know

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

Current contraceptive method.

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