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66 | Family Planning<br />

5.5 TREND IN CURRENT USE OF CONTRACEPTION<br />

There has been a marked increase in the use <strong>of</strong> contraception by currently married women<br />

since 2002. Use <strong>of</strong> modern methods doubled in the five years between 2002 <strong>and</strong> 2007 <strong>and</strong> rose by<br />

nearly 50 percent in the three years between the 2007 TLSLS <strong>and</strong> the <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS. The increase<br />

in use <strong>of</strong> modern methods contributed to a three-fold increase in overall contraceptive use, from 7<br />

percent to 21 percent, in a matter <strong>of</strong> 7 to 8 years. It is interesting to note that use <strong>of</strong> a modern method<br />

was 25 percent in 1997 (CBS et al., 1998) but fell sharply to 7 percent following the struggle for<br />

national independence when there was a total disruption <strong>of</strong> services previously provided through the<br />

Indonesian National Family Planning Program (BKKBN), which had extensive service networks<br />

extending down to volunteers at the village level.<br />

Figure 5.1 Trends in Use <strong>of</strong> Contraception among<br />

Currently Married Women, 1997-20<strong>10</strong><br />

1997 IDHS<br />

2002 MICS<br />

2003 DHS<br />

2007 TLSLS<br />

<strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS<br />

7<br />

7<br />

7<br />

<strong>10</strong><br />

14<br />

20<br />

21<br />

22<br />

25<br />

27<br />

0 5 <strong>10</strong> 15 20 25 30<br />

Percent<br />

Note: Lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) is included as a traditional method in the<br />

2002 MICS <strong>and</strong> the 2003 DHS, but as a modern method in the <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS.<br />

Modern method<br />

Any method<br />

<strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong><br />

5.6 CURRENT USE OF CONTRACEPTION BY BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS<br />

The study <strong>of</strong> differentials in current use <strong>of</strong> contraception is important because it helps to<br />

identify subgroups <strong>of</strong> the population to target for family planning services. Table 5.5 presents the<br />

percent distribution <strong>of</strong> currently married women by their current use <strong>of</strong> family planning methods,<br />

according to background characteristics. This table allows comparison <strong>of</strong> levels <strong>of</strong> current<br />

contraceptive use among major population groups. It also permits an examination <strong>of</strong> differences in the<br />

method mix among current users within the various subgroups.<br />

Substantial differences in the use <strong>of</strong> contraceptive methods among subgroups <strong>of</strong> currently<br />

married women can be seen in Table 5.5. Women in urban areas are more likely to use a family<br />

planning method than rural women, reflecting wider availability <strong>and</strong> easier access to methods in urban<br />

than in rural areas. The contraceptive prevalence rate for modern methods is 28 percent in urban areas,<br />

compared with 19 percent in rural areas.

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