Interpretation

Each of the administrative levels displays a specific set of indicators.

At the district level, indicators of overall modern contraceptive use, users of traditional methods, and women with an unmet need for contraceptives are displayed. 

At the region/province level, we focused on short-term and product-specific estimation differentiated by the source of contraceptives.

The national volume and value estimation demonstrates the potential increase in users, volume, and value of implementing effective evidence-based interventions and providing a more enabling environment for the private sector provision of contraceptives.

While users can obtain the overall estimated number from the total, the estimate of each of the four groups may also serve specific information needs. For instance, one may prefer to understand what the private sector users would be under the current situation in the next year without any foreseeable interventions, taking into consideration population growth. This estimate is shown as “current private sector users”. Alternatively, users may be interested in the “estimated number of potential users of the private sector – from public sector consumers” to determine how many more private sector users may result from having a more enabling environment in a similar setting, in order to advocate for a specific evidence-based policy or administrative change.