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Contraceptive prevalence rate (any method)

DefinitionPercentage of women of reproductive age (15-49) who are using (or whose partner is using) a modern contraceptive method.
Contraceptive methods include female and male sterilisation, injectable and oral hormones, intrauterine devices, diaphragms, spermicides and condoms, natural family planning and lactational amenorrhoea.

The data from Demographic Health Surveys is based on women surveyed. Data are often reported only for women who are sexually active (in a marital or consensual union).
ReferenceDepartment of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002.
Ref. URLhttp://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Reproductive Health -> Contraception and sexual behaviour

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Contraceptive prevalence rate (any method) [Definition]
1990 ---------[1] 48.0
1998 ---------[2] 56.3
1998 sexually active59.967.960.957.153.353.265.969.673.7[3] 61.2
2003 ---------[4] 50.2
2003 currently married---------[5] 60.3
2003 sexually active62.459.763.176.858.662.360.160.563.4[6] 64.7
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. Pop and Repro Indicators 2005: Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health: Policy Developments and Indicators 2005. UNPF and PRB; 2005. http://www.unfpa.org/profiles
    Local copy: -
  2. Millennium Development Goals: United Nations Development Programme Millennium Development Goals web site. Range of documents and reports relating to the MDGs. http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/
    Local copy: -
  3. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
    Sexually active in last 4 weeks.
  4. SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
  5. SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
  6. SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
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