Interviewer instructions
Record the code corresponding to the response given. Do not prompt. If she mentions more than one method, record the code for each method that is currently being used. If she mentions a method you do not know of, write her description in 'Other' and record 'X'.
Since methods are effective for different lengths of time, you may have difficulty determining if a particular respondent is currently using a method. Current users of the pill should be taking pills daily. Methods such as condom use, vaginal methods (such as foam/jelly) and withdrawal are used with each act of intercourse, so current users of these methods will have used them during the most recent acts of intercourse.
Other methods provide ongoing protection without daily or regular action by the woman. Contraceptive injections may be administered 2 to 6 months earlier and still provide protection. Implants provide protection for up to 5 years or until removed. An IUD protects against pregnancy until it is removed or expelled.
If the woman has been sterilized, you will record 'A' for 'Female sterilization' as the current method. If the woman's current partner has been sterilized, you will record 'B' for 'Male sterilization' as the current method. However, if she is no longer married to (or living with) a former partner who had a vasectomy, this should not be noted as the current method.
