Description

In countries with low contraceptive prevalence, FP1METHSPACE (V369B) reports whether the woman's first use of a contraceptive method was to space or to limit future births.

Most commonly, the question was, "When you first used family planning, did you want to have another child but at a later time [space births], or did you not want to have another child at all [limit births]?" The standard response categories are "wanted child later," did not want another," and "other."

Comparability

Apart from slight differences in question wording and universes, FP1METHSPACE (V369B) is largely comparable across samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FP1METHSPACE (V369B) is included in the standard Model "B" DHS questionnaire (given in countries with low contraceptive prevalence) for Phase III.

Universe