Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10 - Timor-Leste Ministry of ...

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Table 5.3.2 Ever use of contraception: Men
Percentage of all men, currently married men, and sexually active unmarried men age 15-49 who have ever used any
contraceptive method by method, according to age, Timor-Leste 2009-10
Age
Any
method
Any
modern
method
Modern method
Traditional method
Male
Standard Any tradisterili-
Male days tionalWithzation
condom method method Rhythm drawal
ALL MEN
Number
of men
15-19 4.4 1.7 0.1 1.5 0.2 3.1 0.1 3.1 994
20-24 13.9 8.7 0.2 8.1 0.5 6.9 0.3 6.6 643
25-29 13.9 10.1 0.6 9.4 0.4 6.0 0.7 5.4 586
30-34 10.5 8.0 0.9 5.5 1.6 4.6 1.6 3.5 439
35-39 9.3 6.0 0.4 3.8 2.1 5.2 1.4 4.3 553
40-44 10.1 5.9 0.2 3.5 2.9 5.8 2.2 3.9 462
45-49 5.8 2.8 0.1 1.5 1.2 3.7 1.4 2.9 400
Total 15-49 9.4 5.8 0.3 4.6 1.1 4.9 0.9 4.3 4,076
CURRENTLY MARRIED MEN
15-19 * * * * * * * * 4
20-24 8.8 7.0 0.0 5.5 1.5 5.3 1.5 3.7 125
25-29 10.0 6.2 1.0 5.0 0.4 5.4 0.7 4.7 359
30-34 8.3 5.6 1.1 2.7 1.9 4.9 1.9 3.5 368
35-39 9.8 6.3 0.5 3.8 2.3 5.6 1.6 4.6 492
40-44 9.8 5.5 0.3 2.9 3.1 6.1 2.4 4.0 433
45-49 6.2 3.0 0.1 1.5 1.3 3.9 1.5 3.1 378
Total 15-49 8.9 5.5 0.5 3.3 1.9 5.2 1.6 4.0 2,158
SEXUALLY ACTIVE UNMARRIED MEN 1
15-19 57.2 7.8 0.0 7.8 0.0 50.5 0.0 50.5 45
20-24 48.8 22.5 0.0 21.7 0.7 28.6 0.0 28.6 81
25-29 48.8 38.3 0.0 38.3 1.6 17.4 1.0 16.4 58
30-49 35.5 30.4 0.0 30.4 0.0 6.7 0.0 6.7 31
Total 15-49 48.6 24.8 0.0 24.5 0.7 27.0 0.3 26.8 215
Note: An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been suppressed.
1 Men who had sexual intercourse within 30 days preceding the survey
5.4 CURRENT USE OF CONTRACEPTION
Current use of contraception is defined as the proportion of women who reported the use of a
family planning method at the time of the interview. The level of current use—usually calculated
among currently married women—is the most widely used and valuable measure of the success of a
family planning program. Table 5.4 shows the percent distribution by age of all women and currently
married women who are using specific family planning methods. Similar information on current use
was not collected for men.
Table 5.4 shows that more than one in five currently married women (22 percent) is using a
method of family planning, with 21 percent using a modern contraceptive method. This indicates that
modern contraceptive methods are highly favored over either natural family planning methods or
other traditional methods.
Contraceptive use varies by age. Use is lower among younger women (because they are in the
early stage of family building) and among older women (some of whom are no longer fecund) than
among those at intermediate ages. For example, current use of a modern contraceptive method is 7
percent among currently married women age 15-19, rises to 26-27 percent among women age 30-39,
and then drops sharply to 12 percent at age 45-49. The low use among older women may be due to a
combination of decreased fertility and lower awareness of contraception in this age cohort.
Injectables are by far the most popular modern method, and they are used by 16 percent of
currently married women. Two percent of women use the pill, and about 1 percent of women each use
the IUD or implants, or they are sterilized. Most women who are sterilized are over age 30.
Injectables are popular among women age 20-44.
One percent of women report currently using a traditional method. The rhythm method is
slightly more popular than withdrawal.