| Definition | The rate at which couples (specifically women) are protected against pregnancy using modern contraceptive methods INCLUDING sterilisations. (previously Women year protection rate). Numerator: Contraceptive years equivalent Denominator: Target population 15-44 years (couples using females as proxy) |
| Reference | District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health. |
| Ref. URL | http://hisp.org/ |
| Details | Minimum data set |
| Keywords |
| EC | FS | GP | KZN | LP | MP | NC | NW | WC | ZA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couple year protection rate [Definition] | ||||||||||
| 2000 DHIS | 32.1 | 29.5 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 32.7 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 30.7 | 30.1 | [1] 25.3 |
| 2001 DHIS | 30.6 | 28.7 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 33.4 | 24.9 | 27.5 | 31.1 | 31.8 | [2] 25.6 |
| 2002 DHIS | 29.1 | 29.1 | 19.7 | 23.0 | 35.4 | 22.7 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 33.2 | [3] 26.3 |
| 2003 DHIS | 28.3 | 28.5 | 20.3 | 22.9 | 34.4 | 22.9 | 30.2 | 27.5 | 34.6 | [4] 26.4 |
| 2004 DHIS | 27.5 | 27.8 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 34.2 | 24.0 | 29.7 | 26.9 | 38.9 | [5] 27.3 |
| 2005 DHIS | 27.5 | 31.1 | 23.7 | 22.9 | 35.1 | 23.1 | 30.6 | 28.9 | 39.7 | [6] 28.0 |
| 2006 DHIS | 27.8 | 32.2 | 24.2 | 24.7 | 36.3 | 24.2 | 32.4 | 28.9 | 53.6 | [7] 30.2 |
| 2007 DHIS | 26.6 | 31.6 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 35.2 | 25.3 | 32.8 | 23.9 | 58.4 | [8] 30.0 |
| 2008 DHIS | 28.8 | 32.3 | 26.1 | 23.8 | 35.4 | 28.8 | 34.4 | 23.9 | 56.5 | [9] 30.9 |
| 2009 DHIS | 29.7 | 32.0 | 27.1 | 24.2 | 35.4 | 31.6 | 33.6 | 26.0 | 59.4 | [10] 31.9 |
| 2010 DHIS | 30.4 | 32.4 | 26.3 | 24.2 | 32.7 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 26.3 | 58.8 | [11] 31.6 |
| 2011 DHIS | 31.2 | 34.7 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 36.5 | 33.7 | 35.1 | 23.6 | 58.3 | [12] 32.7 |
| EC: Eastern Cape FS: Free State GP: Gauteng KZN: KwaZulu-Natal LP: Limpopo MP: Mpumalanga NC: Northern Cape NW: North West WC: Western Cape ZA: South Africa | ||||||||||