Table 5.
Summary measures of the consistency of reporting contraceptive behavior during the overlapping calendar period, 2012 and 2014 MLE surveys, urban Kenya
(N) | Percent | |
---|---|---|
Reported same number of events | 2412 | |
Exact | 1353 | 56% |
Tolerance +/− 1 events | 2090 | 87% |
Tolerance +/− 2 events | 2312 | 96% |
Reported same number of episodes of contraceptive use | 2412 | |
Exact | 1504 | 62% |
Tolerance +/− 1 episodes | 2261 | 94% |
Tolerance +/− 2 episodes | 2394 | 99% |
Reported same number of months of contraceptive use | 2412 | |
Exact | 1041 | 43% |
Tolerance +/− 1 months | 1180 | 49% |
Tolerance +/− 2 months | 1296 | 54% |
Tolerance +/− 3 months | 1410 | 58% |
Tolerance +/− 6 months | 1630 | 68% |
Exact month-by-month record match among all women | 2412 | |
Exact match | 772 | 32% |
Exact month-by-month record match among women reporting 1+ episode of contraceptive use in 2012 | 1691 | |
Exact match | 303 | 18% |
The two contraceptive calendars overlapped by a period of 33 months