Literal question
318. I would like to ask you some questions about the times you or your partner may have used a method to avoid getting pregnant during the last few years.
USE CALENDAR TO PROBE FOR EARLIER PERIODS OF USE AND NONUSE, STARTING WITH MOST RECENT USE, BACK TO JANUARY 1998. USE NAMES OF CHILDREN AND DATES OF BIRTH AND PREGNANCIES AS REFERENCE POINTS.
IN COLUMN 1, ENTER METHOD USE CODE OR '0' FOR NONUSE IN EACH BLANK MONTH.
ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS:
COLUMN 1:
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?
IN COLUMN 2, ENTER METHOD SOURCE CODE IN FIRST MONTH OF EACH USE.
ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS:
COLUMN 2:
Where did you get the method when you started using it?
Where did you get advice on how to use the method [for rhythm or withdrawal]?
IN COLUMN 3, ENTER CODE FOR REASON SHE STOPPED USING NEXT TO LAST MONTH OF USE. NUMBER OF CODES IN COLUMN 3 MUST BE SAME AS NUMBER OF INTERRUPTIONS OF METHOD USE IN COLUMN 1.
ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS:
COLUMN 3:
Why did you stop using (METHOD)?
IF SHE STOPPED BECAUSE OF PREGNANCY, ASK WHETHER SHE BECAME PREGNANT UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE USING THE METHOD OR IF SHE DELIBERATELY STOPPED TO GET PREGNANT.
Did you become pregnant while using (METHOD), or did you stop using in order to get pregnant, or did you stop for some other reason?
IF SHE DELIBERATELY STOPPED TO BECOME PREGNANT, ASK:
How many months did it take you to get pregnant after you stopped using (METHOD)? AND ENTER '0' IN EACH SUCH MONTH IN COLUMN 1.