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FPMETHRECSTOP
When stopped using most recent FP method- days, weeks, months, years
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Description

FPMETHRECSTOP, together with FPMETHRECSTOPVAL, indicates the time passed since the woman stopped using her most recent family planning method, if she hasn't used a method in the last 12 months.

Note that this variable only report units of time, i.e., days, weeks, months, or years, not the actual duration of the interval. The specific number of days, weeks, months, or years is reported in FPMETHRECSTOPVAL. Users must use both FPMETHRECSTOP and FPMETHRECSTOPVAL to determine the exact amount of time passed since the woman stopped using her most recent family planning method.

The question associated with this variable was included in the female questionnaire.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

  • Women aged 15-49 who have ever used a family planning method but who have not used a method within the last 12 months and whose most recent method used was not sterilization.

Availability

  • Uganda: 2018