B = Birth
P = Pregnant
T = Pregnancy ended
0 = No family planning method used
1 = Female Sterilization
2 = Male Sterilization
3 = Implant
4 = IUD
5 = Injectables
7 = Pill
8 = Emergency Contraception
9 = Male Condom
10 = Female Condom
11 = Diaphragm
12 = Foam / Jelly
13 = Standard Days / Cycle beads
14 = LAM
30 = Rhythm method
31 = Withdrawal
39 = Other traditional methods
Description
CALENDARKE contains retrospective contraceptive calendar data for 3 years prior to the female interview for Kenya. These data are contained in a comma delimited reading from right to left chronologically.
For Kenya 2019, this variable represents the 3 years prior to the female interview, starting in January 2017 going to the month of the interview (either November or December 2019).
For Kenya 2020, this variable represents 3 years prior to the female interview, starting in January 2018 going to the month of the interview (either November or December 2020).
For Kenya 2021, this variable represents 3 years prior to the female interview, starting in January 2019 going to the month of the interview (either November or December 2021).
See the Codes tab for a list of the codes and meanings. Our user note on calendar data contains Stata code to convert this string variable into wide or long form numeric variables.
Universe
- Women aged 15-49 who are pregnant, or have used family planning, given birth, or had a pregnancy end within the past 3 years, excluding women who started using their current family planning method more than 3 years ago.
Availability
- Kenya: 2019-2021
