title: Trends in contraceptive use
unit_of_measure: Percentage of currently married women age 15-49 currently using a contraceptive method
linearized_input: Trends in contraceptive use | Percentage of currently married women age 15-49 currently using a contraceptive method | (2012 TjDHS, Any modern method, 26) (2017 TjDHS, Any modern method, 27) (2012 TjDHS, Any traditional method, 2) (2017 TjDHS, Any traditional method, 2)
table_text: The contraceptive prevalence rate changed only minimally in the 5 years between the 2012 and 2017 TjDHS surveys; 29% of currently married women were using a method in 2017, as compared with 28% in 2012. The level of use of modern methods also remained virtually unchanged; 27% of married women were using modern methods in 2017, compared with 26% in 2012 With regard to trends in the use of specific methods, the largest increase was observed in the percentage of women reporting use of male condoms; this percentage rose from 2% in 2012 to 4% in 2017.
target: The contraceptive prevalence rate changed only minimally in the 5 years between the 2012 and 2017 TjDHS surveys; 29% of currently married women were using a method in 2017, as compared with 28% in 2012.