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FPNOWUSLAM (V307_13)
FP method currently used: Lactational amenorrhea method (LAM)
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Description

FPNOWUSLAM (V307_13) indicates whether the woman is now using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid getting pregnant.

IPUMS-DHS users may also be interested in FPMETHNOW (V312), which reports the woman's current contraceptive method.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL
 Egypt
 Jordan

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, FPNOWUSLAM (V307_13) is largely comparable across samples.

In the majority of cases, the surveys refer to the "lactational amenorrhea method." Some surveys, as noted below, slightly diverged from this wording.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FPNOWUSLAM (V307_13) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase IV forward.

Comparability — Egypt [top]

For the 2000, 2005, and 2008 Egyptian surveys, this response category is referred to as "Prolonged breastfeeding."

Comparability — Jordan [top]

For the 2012 Jordan surveys, there are two separate categories for "lactational amenorrhea" and "long term breastfeeding." Because these responses are the same, and no description of lactational amenorrhea (LAM) was included in the 2012 Jordan women's survey, these two responses are consolidated in FPNOWUSLAM.

Universe

  • Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Angola 2015: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Bangladesh 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Benin 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Burkina Faso 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Burkina Faso 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Burundi 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Comoros 2012: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Egypt 2000: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Egypt 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Ethiopia 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Ethiopia 2011: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Ethiopia 2016: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Ethiopia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Ghana 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Guinea 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Guinea 2012: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • India 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • India 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Jordan 2009: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Lesotho 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Madagascar 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Madagascar 2021: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Malawi 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Malawi 2016: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Morocco 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Mozambique 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Mozambique 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Myanmar 2015: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Namibia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Nigeria 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Nigeria 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Pakistan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Rwanda 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Rwanda 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Rwanda 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Rwanda 2010: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Rwanda 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Senegal 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Senegal 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Senegal 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Senegal 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Sierra Leone 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Tanzania 1999: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Uganda 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Uganda 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Yemen 2013: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Zambia 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Zambia 2018: Women age 15-49 who have heard of breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Zimbabwe 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever used breastfeeding (lactational amenorrhea) as a method of family planning.
  • Zimbabwe 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Afghanistan: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Angola: 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Bangladesh: 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • Benin: 2001-W, 2001-C, 2001-B, 2006-W, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • Burkina Faso: 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-W
  • Burundi: 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W, 2016-W
  • Cameroon: 2004-B, 2004-C, 2004-W, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2018-W
  • Comoros: 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W
  • Cote d'Ivoire: 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B
  • Egypt: 2000-C, 2000-W, 2000-B, 2000-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-W, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-C, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-C, 2008-W
  • Eswatini (Swaziland): 2006-W, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W
  • Ethiopia: 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
  • Gambia: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
  • Ghana: 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2008-C, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C
  • Guinea: 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • India: 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
  • Jordan: 2002-C, 2002-B, 2002-W, 2002-W, 2009-C, 2009-W, 2009-W, 2009-B, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • Kenya: 2008-C, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C
  • Lesotho: 2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-W
  • Liberia: 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2013-W, 2019-W, 2019-B, 2019-C, 2019-W
  • Madagascar: 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2008-W, 2008-B, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2021-B, 2021-C, 2021-W
  • Malawi: 2000-W, 2000-W, 2000-B, 2000-C, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Mali: 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • Morocco: 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-B, 2003-W
  • Mozambique: 2003-W, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-W
  • Myanmar: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Namibia: 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2013-W
  • Nepal: 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Niger: 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W, 2012-W
  • Nigeria: 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-B, 2008-W, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-C, 2013-W, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2018-W, 2018-B, 2018-C, 2018-W
  • Pakistan: 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2012-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • Rwanda: 2000-W, 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2008-B, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-B, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2019-B, 2019-C, 2019-W
  • Sao Tome: 2008-W, 2008-C, 2008-B
  • Senegal: 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-C, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-W, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-B, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2016-W, 2017-W, 2017-B, 2017-C, 2017-W
  • Sierra Leone: 2008-C, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W, 2019-B, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-W
  • Tanzania: 1999-C, 1999-B, 1999-W, 2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-W, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B
  • Togo: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B
  • Uganda: 2001-W, 2001-B, 2001-C, 2001-W, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C
  • Yemen: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W
  • Zambia: 2001-B, 2001-W, 2001-C, 2007-B, 2007-W, 2007-W, 2007-C, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • Zimbabwe: 1999-C, 1999-B, 1999-W, 1999-W, 2005-C, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-B