title: Current use of family planning by method
unit_of_measure: Percent of all women age 15-49
linearized_input: Current use of family planning by method | Percent of all women age 15-49 | (Traditional methods, 0.07) (Female sterilisation, 0.02) (Condom, 0.035) (Injectables, 0.04) (JUD, 0.005) (Pill, 0.05) (Not currently using, 0.78)
table_text: While 41 percent of women and 48 per cent of men say they have ever used any method of contraception, current use is actually about half of that rate (22 and 29 percent, respectively). Current use of modern methods is 16 percent for women and 21 percent for men. Injectables and the pill (both 5 percent) are the two most commonly used methods for women; condom use comes third at 4 percent. For men, condom is definitely the method of choice, used by 12 percent, as compared with 4 percent who report using the pill.
target: While 41 percent of women and 48 per cent of men say they have ever used any method of contraception, current use is actually about half of that rate (22 and 29 percent, respectively).