Codes and Frequencies
Description
ABORFIRSTMEDLOC_FRND2 indicates the place the woman's second closest friend obtained the medication she used to induce her last abortion, but only if it was either the first or only method tried. This medication could include pills called mifepristone or misoprostol (e.g. Mariprist, Mifepak, Cytotec, Miso-Fem, or Misoclear), pills otherwise taken for a fever (e.g. antibiotics or anti-malarial medicines like quinine), emergency contraception, or any other type of pill.
The question associated with this variable was included in the female questionnaire.
Universe
- Women aged 15-49 whose second closest female friend used a type of pill to abort a pregnancy, either as the first or only abortion method tried.
Availability
- Cote d'Ivoire: 2018
- Nigeria: 2018