Country Presentation MDG Monitoring in Laos Indicator Contraception

Country Presentation: MDG Monitoring in Laos Indicator: Contraception Prevalence Rate July 9 -13, 2011, Bangkok, Thailand

MDG Monitoring in Laos - Establishment of National Supervisory Committee (2003) - - Membership at Ministerial level from line Ministries - - Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs - Established MDG National Secretariat to monitor and report on MDG 2

MDG Monitoring in Laos (Cont. ) - MDGs incorporated into NSEDP - NSEDP to halve poverty by 2005 and to fundamentally eradicate poverty by 2015 v First National Report on MDGs in 2004 v Second National Report on MDGs in 2008 3

Monitoring Efforts Made Through data collection: v Population and Housing Census: 1985, 1995, 2005. v. Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey: 1992/93, 1997/98, 2002/03, 2007/2008, 2012/13 (ongoing now) v Agricultural Census: 1997/98, 2010/2011. v. Lao Reproductive Health Survey: 1994, 2000, 2005. v. Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey: 1994, 2000, 2006. v. Economic Census: 2006. v. Lao Social Indicator Survey: 2011/12 ( Combined RHS and MICS). Results coming soon 4

Indicator 5. 3. Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

Definition of Contraceptive Prevalence Rate n International Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is percentage of women married or inunion age 15 -49 who are currently using, or whose sexual partner is using, at least one method of contraception regardless of the method used. n Country Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of currently married women or in-union aged 15 -49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for married women only.

Calculation of Contraceptive Prevalence Rate n International Calculation: Contraceptive prevalence rate is calculated by the ratio of women of reproductive age 15 -49 who are currently using any method of contraceptive over the total number of women of reproductive women age 15 -49 who are married or in-union. n Country calculation: Contraceptive prevalence rate is calculated by the ratio of women of reproductive age 15 -49 who are currently using any method of contraceptive over the total number of women of reproductive women age 15 -49 who are married or in-union.

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate Data Source: LBSF 1994 -95, LRHS 2000, 2005, 2011 n International Data: n No different n Country Data: Year 1994 1995 2000 2005 2011 Value 18. 60 20. 00 32. 20 38. 40 coming soon

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