Final Report (PDF, 2132K) - Measure DHS

4.5 Sources of Contraceptive MethodsInformation on the sources for contraceptive methods was obtained by asking current users wherethey had obtained their methods the last time. Overall, the most frequently cited source was governmenthospitals, which supply 31 percent of users (Table 4.10 and Figure 4.4). With another 6 percent of usersrelying on government health centers, a total of 37 percent rely on public sources for services. Privatesector sources provide services to 38 percent of users, with pharmacies and shops accounting for thelargest share (19 percent). Almost one-quarter of users (22 percent)--primarily those relying on periodicabstinence--said that they did not go anywhere to obtain their contraceptive method.The sources relied on by users vary with the method used. Most pill users obtain their supplieseither from government hospitals or pharmacies and shops, while the majority of condom users obtainsupplies from pharmacies or shops. As expected, most users of the IUD and injection cite govemmenthospitals as their source.Table 4.10Percent Distribution of Current Contraceptive Users by the Most RecentSource of Supply, According to the Method Used, ODHS, 1986Supply MethodsClinic MethodsPeriodicSource of Injec- Absti-Supply Pill Condom Total* IUD tion Total nence Total*Private Doctor 15.9 ii.i 14.5 5.0 12.5 10.0 24.8 17.1Government Hospital 37.2 15.9 30.2 90.0 60.0 70.0 13.7 31.5Govt. Health Center 4.4 3.2 3.9 5.0 25.0 18.3 1.7 5.6Mobile Clinic O.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.3Private Hospital 4.4 3.2 3.9 0.0 2.5 1.7 0.9 2.5Pharmacy/Shop 29.2 59.0 37.4 0.0 O.0 0.0 0.0 18.8Field Worker 0.9 6.3 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 2.5None 8.0 6.3 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 54.7 21.6Total i00.0 100.0 I00.0 i00.0 i00.0 i00.0 i00.0 I00.0Number of Women 113 63 179 20 40 60 117 356*Includes three users of vaginal methods (diaphragm, foam, or jelly).37