2024 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey
Seventh Edition
Zambia, 2024
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-ZDHS-2024-V1.0
Producer(s)
Zambia Statistics Agency
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Jan 16, 2026
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current contraceptive method (v312)
Data file: ZMBR81FL
Overview
Valid:
35610
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
0 - 20
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | not using | 16766 |
47.1%
|
| 1 | pill | 1509 |
4.2%
|
| 2 | iud | 268 |
0.8%
|
| 3 | injections | 9074 |
25.5%
|
| 4 | diaphragm | 0 |
0%
|
| 5 | male condom | 775 |
2.2%
|
| 6 | female sterilization | 1412 |
4%
|
| 7 | male sterilization | 0 |
0%
|
| 8 | periodic abstinence | 211 |
0.6%
|
| 9 | withdrawal | 681 |
1.9%
|
| 10 | other traditional | 154 |
0.4%
|
| 11 | implants/norplant | 4127 |
11.6%
|
| 12 | prolonged abstinence | 0 |
0%
|
| 13 | lactational amenorrhea (lam) | 463 |
1.3%
|
| 14 | female condom | 2 |
0%
|
| 15 | foam or jelly | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | emergency contraception | 47 |
0.1%
|
| 17 | other modern method | 28 |
0.1%
|
| 18 | standard days method (sdm) | 93 |
0.3%
|
| 19 | specific method 1 | 0 |
0%
|
| 20 | specific method 2 | 0 |
0%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.