Literal question
353) I would like to ask some questions about all of the (other) periods in the last few years during which you or your husband used a method to avoid getting pregnant.
COLUMN 2 - SEGMENTS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE SINCE JANUARY 1995
PROBE FOR EARLIER PERIODS OF USE AND NONUSE, STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT PERIOD OF USE AND GOING BACK TO JANUARY 1995.
USE NAMES OF CHILDREN, DATES OF BIRTH, AND PERIODS OF PREGNANCY AS REFERENCE POINTS.
RECORD PERIODS OF USE AND NONUSE IN COLUMN 2 OF THE CALENDAR. FOR EACH MONTH IN WHICH A METHOD WAS USED, ENTER THE CODE FOR THE METHOD; ENTER "0" IN THOSE MONTHS WHEN NO METHOD WAS USED.
ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS FOR COLUMN 2:
- When was the last time you used a method? Which method was that?
- When did you start using that method? How long after the birth of (NAME)?
- How long did you use the method then?
IF THERE ARE NO PRIOR SEGMENTS OF USE, GO TO 401.
COLUMN 3 SOURCE OD CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD SINCE JANUARY 1995
ASK FOR THE SOURCE OF THE METHOD FOR EACH SEGMENT OF USE PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SEGMENT OF USE IN THE CALENDAR THAT BEGAN IN JANUARY 1995 OR LATER. RECORD THE CODE OF THE SOURCE IN COLUMN 3 IN THE MONTH AND YEAR IN WHICH THE SEGMENT OF USE BEGAN.
FOR THE PILL, CONDOM, INJECTABLES AND DIAPHRAGM/FOAM/JELLY, THE SOURCE SHOULD BE THE PLACE FROM WHICH THE METHOD WAS OBTAINED AT THE TIME THE SEGMENT OF USE BEGAN.
ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS FOR COLUMN 3
FOR MODERN METHODS (CODES 1-8):
- Where did you obtain the (method) when you began using it that time?
IF PHARMACY/OTHER SOURCE (CODES I, X):
- Did you consult a doctor or clinic, when you began using the (method) that time?
IF YES: Where did you consult?
IF NO: RECORD CODE FOR PHARMACY (H) OR OTHER SOURCE AS APPROPRIATE.
PROBE FOR THE EXACT ADDRESS OF EACH SOURCE. WRITE THE NAME TO THE RIGHT OF COLUMN 3 OF THE CALENDAR IN THE MONTH IN WHICH THE SEGMENT OF USE BEGAN.
FOR TRADITIONAL METHODS (CODES 9, L-X):
Did you seek advice about how to use (METHOD) when you began using it that time?
NUMBER OF CODES ENTERED IN COLUMN 3 MUST BE THE SAME AS THE NUMBER OF COMPLETE SEGMENTS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN COLUMN 2.
COLUMN 4 REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION
FOR EACH PERIOD OF USE, ASK WHY SHE STOPPED USING THE METHOD AND RECORD THE REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION IN COLUMN 4 OF THE CALENDAR IN THE MONTH IN WHICH THE SEGMENT OF USE WAS TERMINATED .
IF A PREGNANCY FOLLOWED, ASK IF SHE BECAME PREGNANT UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE USING THE METHOD OR WHETHER SHE DELIBERATELY STOPPED USING THE METHOD TO GET PREGNANT.
ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS
- Why did you stop using the (method)?
- Did you become pregnant while using (method), or did you stop to get pregnant, or stop for some other reason?
IF DELIBERATELY STOPPED TO BECOME PREGNANT, ASK:
- How many months did it take you to get pregnant after you stopped using (method)?
ENTER ?0? IN EACH SUCH MONTH IN COLUMN 2
NUMBER OF CODES ENTERED IN COLUMN 4 MUST BE THE SAME AS THE NUMBER OF COMPLETE SEGMENTS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN COLUMN 2