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LAMDECIDE

Who made final decision to use LAM

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Code	Label	burkf 2017	burkf 2018	burkf 2020	burkf 2021	burkf 2022	condr 2017a	condr 2017b	condr 2018a	condr 2018b	condr 2019a	condr 2019b	condr 2020	condr 2020	condr 2021	condr 2021	Code	Label	cotedi 2018	cotedi 2020	cotedi 2021	cotedi 2022	ethio 2018	ghana 2016	ghana 2017	india 2017b	india 2018	india 2020	india 2021	india 2022	kenya 2016	kenya 2017	kenya 2018	Code	Label	kenya 2019	kenya 2020	kenya 2021	niger 2016b	niger 2018	niger 2020	niger 2022	niger 2023	nigera 2017b	nigera 2018	nigera 2019a	nigera 2019b	nigera 2020a	nigera 2020b	nigera 2021a	Code	Label	nigera 2021b	ugand 2018	ugand 2020	ugand 2021	ugand 2022
01	Woman alone	X	·	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	01	Woman alone	·	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	01	Woman alone	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	X	·	01	Woman alone	X	X	X	X	X
02	Provider	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	02	Provider	·	X	X	·	·	·	X	·	X	X	·	·	·	·	·	02	Provider	X	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	·	·	·	02	Provider	·	·	·	X	·
03	Partner	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	03	Partner	·	X	·	·	·	·	·	X	·	X	X	X	·	·	·	03	Partner	·	X	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	·	·	·	·	·	03	Partner	·	·	·	·	·
04	Woman and Provider	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	X	X	·	X	X	X	04	Woman and Provider	·	·	·	·	·	X	X	X	·	·	X	·	·	·	·	04	Woman and Provider	X	X	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	·	·	·	X	·	04	Woman and Provider	X	·	X	·	X
05	Woman and Partner	·	·	X	X	·	X	·	X	X	·	X	·	X	X	X	05	Woman and Partner	·	·	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	05	Woman and Partner	X	X	X	·	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	X	·	X	·	05	Woman and Partner	X	X	X	X	X
06	Other	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	06	Other	·	·	·	·	X	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	06	Other	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	X	·	X	·	X	·	·	·	06	Other	X	X	X	X	X
95	Not interviewed (household questionnaire)	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	95	Not interviewed (household questionnaire)	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	95	Not interviewed (household questionnaire)	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	95	Not interviewed (household questionnaire)	·	·	·	·	·
96	Not interviewed (female questionnaire)	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	96	Not interviewed (female questionnaire)	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	96	Not interviewed (female questionnaire)	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	96	Not interviewed (female questionnaire)	·	·	·	·	·
97	Don't know	·	·	·	·	·	X	X	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	97	Don't know	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	97	Don't know	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	97	Don't know	·	·	·	·	·
99	NIU (not in universe)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	99	NIU (not in universe)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	99	NIU (not in universe)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	99	NIU (not in universe)	X	X	X	X	X

Description

For women who are currently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea to delay or avoid pregnancy, or used the lactational amenorrhea method for the most recent time that they were trying to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they first learned how to use LAM in the variable LAMLEARN, LAMDECIDE reports who made the final decision to use the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM).

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

Universe

Burkina Faso 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Burkina Faso 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Burkina Faso 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Burkina Faso 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, excluding panel women who started using LAM before the Phase 1 interview.
Burkina Faso 2022 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2019 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2019 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, excluding panel women who started using LAM before the Phase 1 interview.
Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, excluding panel women who started using LAM before the Phase 1 interview.
Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Cote D'Ivoire 2018 Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Cote D'Ivoire 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Cote D'Ivoire 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Cote D'Ivoire 2022 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy and who are married or living with a partner.
Ethiopia 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Ghana 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Ghana 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
India 2017 (Rajasthan) Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
India 2018 (Rajasthan) Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
India 2020 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
India 2021 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
India 2022 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy and who are married or living with a partner.
Kenya 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Kenya 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Kenya 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Kenya 2019 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Kenya 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, excluding panel women who started using LAM before the Phase 1 interview.
Kenya 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Niger 2016 (Niamey) Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Niger 2018 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Niger 2020 Phase 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Niger 2022 Phase 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Niger 2023 Phase 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy and who are married or living with a partner.
Nigeria 2017 (Oyo) Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Nigeria 2018 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Nigeria 2019 (Kano) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Nigeria 2019 (Lagos) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Nigeria (Lagos) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, excluding panel women who started using LAM before the Phase 1 interview.
Nigeria (Kano) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, excluding panel women who started using LAM before the Phase 1 interview.
Nigeria (Kano) 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Nigeria (Lagos) 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Uganda 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently or were most recently using the rhythm method or lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy, and who reported where they learned how to use the LAM method.
Uganda 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Uganda 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy.
Uganda 2022 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid pregnancy and who are married or living with a partner.

Availability

Burkina Faso: 2017-2018, 2020-2022
Congo (Democratic Republic): 2017-2021
Cote d'Ivoire: 2018, 2020-2022
Ethiopia: 2018
Ghana: 2016-2017
India: 2017-2018, 2020-2022
Kenya: 2016-2021
Niger: 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022-2023
Nigeria: 2017-2021
Uganda: 2018, 2020-2022