Description

FPKNOFJ (V304_15) indicates whether the woman knew about spermicide, such as foam or jelly, as a method for family planning. The complementary variable FPEVUSFJ indicates whether the woman had ever used a spermicide to delay or avoid a pregnancy.

Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability.

Comparability — Index

Comparability

Apart from minor differences in how this response category was worded, FPKNOFJ (V304_15) is largely comparable across samples.

The label for this method and its brief description varied somewhat across surveys. Most samples worded the method as "foam or jelly" or some slight variation. Only samples that significantly diverged from this wording are discussed below.

In most samples, the woman is first asked to list known methods of contraception in an open-ended question, and then is probed with descriptions of the methods not spontaneously mentioned. The other samples use only yes/no questions describing each contraceptive method. Because not all samples distinguish between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses, IPUMS-DHS uses composite coding, with all affirmative responses sharing a first digit of "1," and with the second digit distinguishing between "yes, spontaneously" (code "11") and "yes, probed" (code "12").

Comparability - Standard DHS

FPKNOFJ (V304_15) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase IV forward.

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