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Zimbabwe Contraceptive Prevalence Survey 1984

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Zimbabwe Reproductive Health Survey (ZRHS) 1984
Geography 
Zimbabwe (ZWE)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
07/1984 - 10/1984
Series or system 
Westinghouse Contraceptive Prevalence Survey (CPS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The purpose of the survey was to collect data for planning and developing family planning services and to measure birth control use in Zimbabwe.

A sub-samble of the Zimbabwe National Household Survey Capability Program master sample was used. 3,259 households were included in the sample and 3,078 were contacted. Of those contacted, 2,574 female respondents ages 15-49 years successfully completed the survey.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Birth control pills, Birth place, Breastfeeding, Child mortality, Condoms, Contraceptives, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family planning, Family size, Health care use, Health literacy, IUDs, Infant mortality, Injectable contraceptives, Literacy, Marital status, Marriage age, Mass media, Maternal age, Mortality, Postnatal care, Sexual abstinence, Sexual sterilization, Summary birth history, Traditional birth control
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022