Legal terminations of pregnancy. The total period abortion rate is the average number of abortions (NHS and private) that would occur per woman in an area, if women experienced the current age-specific abortion rates of that area throughout their childbearing ages. To reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. Legacy unique identifier: P00609

Women are generally more in favor of abortion than men. In a recent global survey, 59 percent of female respondents believed that abortion should be permitted, either in all cases or in some cases. Among respondents surveyed in 29 countries, Sweden and France had the largest population in favor of abortion.

Legal terminations of pregnancy by gestational age (3-9 weeks, 10-12 weeks, 13 weeks and over). To reduce the number of late abortions. Legacy unique identifier: P00610

Legal terminations of pregnancy. The crude abortion rate is the number of abortions (NHS and private) per 1,000 females aged 13-15. To reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. Legacy unique identifier: P00608

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2024, around 71 percent of respondents stated that having an abortion because the fetus was not the gender the parents wanted was not acceptable. Overall, 22 percent supported gender selective abortion at some point during the pregnancy.

Total period abortion rate as percentage of the potential fertility rate, where potential fertility is defined as the sum of the total period abortion rate and the total period fertility rate. To reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. This indicator has been discontinued and so there will be no further updates. Legacy unique identifier: P00612

Legal terminations of pregnancy performed in the NHS, or in the independent sector under NHS contract. Also includes legal terminations of pregnancy funded by the NHS, or privately. To monitor access to abortion services. Legacy unique identifier: P00611

In 2024, around 54 percent of adults in the United States stated they considerd themselves pro-choice, meaning they would leave the decision to abort a pregnancy up to the pregnant woman. Pro-life supporters, which made up 41 percent at that time, oppose abortion altogether. Abortion in the United States Abortion and the question whether one is pro-life (and thus against abortion) or pro-choice (i.e. in favor of abortion) is a controversial topic in the United States and the subject of many heated discussions. Before the notorious “Roe vs. Wade” decision of the Supreme Court in 1973, abortion was illegal in most U.S. states and only legal under certain circumstances in others. In short, the case “Roe vs. Wade” was a milestone in granting women freedom over their own body, making abortion legal, as it ruled that a woman’s right to privacy included her unborn child, and set regulations for the availability of abortions. However, in June of 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, making it possible for states to choose to completely ban abortion. As a result, around half of U.S. states were expected to ban the procedure. Pro-life and Pro-choice Ever since this decision, there have been two main mindsets (with many variations) when it comes to abortion. One is the pro-life attitude, which deems abortion murder and considers life starting at conception. The other is the pro-choice movement, which focuses on the well-being of the mother and insists that the woman alone should decide whether she wants to keep a baby or not. Politically, pro-lifers are usually seen as conservative, often belonging to the Republican camp, while pro-choicers are usually regarded as liberals who lean towards the Democrats. Of course, exceptions are not uncommon.

Influence of the method of estimation of the network and the study population on the size estimation of the annual number of intentional abortions.

More than half of American adults surveyed indicated that they support a federal law establishing abortion rights. A clear majority of respondents had a strong opinion on the topic one way or another.The Supreme Court of the United States' landmark decision in Roe v. Wade enshrined a woman's right to abortion services in to law in 1973. Since this ruling, the debate around abortion continues. States across the U.S. have placed varying restrictions on Roe, such as restricting late-term abortions. This survey was conducted on May 3, 2022 in response to a leaked document that revealed the Supreme Court's intention to overturn Roe v. Wade.

According to a survey carried out in 2020 in India, 35 percent of Buddhists felt it was completely acceptable to get sex determination check-ups using modern methods to balance the number of boys and girls in the family. However, only 21 percent of Sikhs share the same sentiment towards sex-selective abortions.

Materials and Methods

Experts in abortion and mental health research were consulted in preparing a questionnaire into the prevalence and effects of abortions that conflict with women’s own maternal preferences and moral beliefs.

Study Population

Invitations to complete a topic blind survey were electronically distributed to Cint.com panelists over a three-day period in July of 2024. Cint panelists are persons who voluntarily complete surveys using their own electronic devices in exchange for small rewards with a value, for this invitation, of under $2 per completed survey. The Cint survey panels include over 28 million U.S. residents. For this survey, a random sample of United States residents Cint pre-identified as females 41 to 45 years of age were invited to complete a survey housed on the LimeSurvey.org platform without any disclosure of the subject matter. The narrow age range, 41-45 years of age, was chosen to (a) eliminate the confounding effects of age, and (b) to maximize the proportion of respondents with a history of abortion since this age group will have completed the majority of their reproductive lives. Investigation of younger women has been deferred until we can test the survey instrument with this limited age group.

The survey exposure rate, response rates, and exclusion rates are shown in Figure 1. Respondents who did not complete all questions were excluded from the analysis, as were any respondents who were out of our gender and age range. Among the 2,361 people who completed the first page of demographic questions, 123 (5.2%) dropped by failing to complete the psychiatric history and another 25 (1.1%) dropped out when presented with questions relating to abortion. Another 22 (1.0%) dropped out when asked their own pregnancy outcomes histories and 166 (7.0%) dropped out, after reporting their pregnancy histories, before completing the survey. The survey was designed to be completed in approximately five to seven minutes by respondents reporting any pregnancies. Of those who completed the survey, 100 (4.6%) were excluded for completing the survey in an unreasonably short period of time, under four minutes. The exclusion of these “speedsters” reflected the likelihood that some respondents, seeking to earn credit for completing the survey as quickly as possible, were randomly responding without reading or considering the questions.

Figure 1: Study Population

Variables used

The first page of the questionnaire asked about age and gender to qualify respondents. The second page included a list of eleven mental health diagnoses and asked respondents to identify which, if any, they had ever been diagnosed.

Only after this page were respondents asked if they had ever had an “unplanned, mistimed, unwanted, or otherwise difficult pregnancy,” which was defined and thereafter referred to as a “problematic pregnancy.” They were then asked to identify the number of times they had “given birth to a live born child,” “had a miscarriage, still birth or other pregnancy loss” and “had an induced abortion.” From this pregnancy history women were divided by a program algorithm into one of five groups, by order of priority: those who had a history of induced abortions, had experienced natural pregnancy losses, had problematic pregnancies carried to term, or had live births, or had never been pregnant. Results from this grouping is shown in Table 1. Notably, given the algorithm prioritization, women in the abortion group may also have had one or more live births, natural pregnancy losses, and problematic pregnancies ending in a live birth. But women were included in the live birth group only if they had none of the other pregnancy outcomes.

The rest of the variables are described in the repository document "2nd USA Survey Instrument.pdf" and in the limesurvey code, "2nd USA survey limesurvey.lss."

According to a survey carried out in 2020 by the Pew Research Centre in India, Sikhs were among the leading religious groups that believed in abortions being illegal in all or most cases. By contrast, only 46 percent of Buddhists shared the same sentiment towards abortions in India.

The 1970 National Fertility Survey (NFS) was the second in a series of three surveys that followed the Growth of American Families surveys (1955 and 1960) aimed at examining marital fertility and family planning in the United States. Women were queried on the following main topics: residence history, age and race, family background, pregnancies, abortions and miscarriages, marriage history, education, employment and income, religion, use of family planning clinics, current and past birth control pill use and other methods of contraception, sterility, ideals regarding childbearing, attitudes and opinions with respect to abortion, gender roles, sterilization and world population, and birth histories. Respondents were asked to give residence histories for themselves and their husbands. Specifically, they were asked about the state they grew up in, whether they had lived with both parents, whether they had lived on a farm growing up, and whether they were currently living on a farm. Respondents were asked to give their date of birth, current age and race, as well as that of their husband. Regarding family background, respondents were asked how many brothers and sisters that they had, whether their siblings were older or younger, and whether there were any twins in the family. Additionally, respondents were asked to summarize their pregnancy history by giving information with respect to total number of pregnancies, live births, miscarriages, and abortions. Regarding abortions, respondents also were asked to give the date of the abortion and if they had used any family planning techniques prior to the abortion. Respondents were queried about their marriage history, specifically they were asked whether this was their first marriage, whether it was their spouse's first marriage, and their total number of marriages. If previously married, respondents were asked about the dates of past marriages and reasons for the marriage ending (e.g., death, divorce, or annulment). Respondents were asked a series of questions about both their own and their spouse's education including number of grades completed, current educational status, schooling completed after marriage, highest grade completed, and highest grade the respondent and spouse hoped to complete. All respondents were queried about their own and their husband's employment situations, as well as their household income. Respondents were asked about employment prior to and after marriage, employment after the birth of their first child, reasons for working, future employment expectations, earned income for both the respondent and husband in 1970, and other sources of income. There was also a series of questions on religion including religious preferences growing up, current religious preferences, and the importance of religion for both the respondent and her husband. Respondents were asked whether they had ever been to a family planning clinic, whether methods of family planning were discussed with a doctor or other medically trained person, whether this had taken place in the last 12 months, and if not, when the last time was. Several questions were devoted to the respondent's current and past use of the birth control pill and other methods of contraception such as the IUD and the diaphragm. Specifically, respondents were asked how they obtained the method of contraception for the first time, whether the respondent had sought methods of contraception from a doctor, and whether they had discussed with a doctor problems related to the methods of contraception. Respondents were asked why they used the pill and other methods of contraception, why they had stopped using a particular method, whether the methods were being used for family planning, and during what intervals the methods were used. Respondents also were asked questions about sterility including whether they were able to have children, whether they or their husband had undergone a sterilization operation, and if so, what kind of operation it was, the motive for having such an operation, whether the respondent had arrived at menopause, and if they had seen a doctor if they were unable to have a baby. They were also asked about their ideals with respect to children including their ideal number of children, the ideal number of boys and girls, as well as the ideal age for having their first and last child. The survey also sough

According to a survey carried out in 2020 by the Pew Research Centre in India, 90 percent of respondents from Haryana believed that abortions should be illegal in all or most cases. By contrast, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka had the lowest shares of people who thought abortions should be illegal.

Documentation includes codebook and frequency report. The standard recode file was created from the edited questionnaire and country recode file in 1979. In this process some inconsistencies found in the data were corrected (see Abdel-Aziz, 1983). The study has 3610 valid cases. The survey was conducted by Mr. Abu Nuwar for the Government of Jordan for the World Fertility Survey programme (see Akin et al., 1986) between July and September 1976. JFS individual interviewees were selected from 1 in 4 of 14068 households in Jordan's East Bank that participated in a household- level survey. 14068 households represent about 5% of Jordan's East Bank population. (see Abdel-Aziz, 1983). Questions include breast-feeding patterns for the last two children, contraceptive usage (e.g. pill, IUD, sterilization, condom, douche, rhythm, withdrawal, abstinence), duration and number of marriages, pregnancy and abortion, desire for future children, wanted vs unwanted pregnancy, child gender preference. The demographics include age, marital status, number of marriages, age at first marriage, religion, urban vs rural vs migration residence, educational, and work status of parents before and after marriage, and number of children in groups of 0-3, 4-6, 7-12 and over 13. Notes. (see Abdel-Aziz, 1983 for detailed analysis of errors and omissions in the study based on comparison of the study to 1961 and 1972 census data): JFS study more complete than eit her census. 1072 women knew the month and year of their birth, 572 knew their birthday year only. The remaining interviewees estimated their age. The date on which the first marriage began is considered the date of the beginning of cohabitation, which for cultural reasons may be years after the official ceremony. There is a potential under-reporting of divorce in JFS. Older women may be under-reporting births or time of early births (Nur, 1984). " about 90 percent of the contacted women were successfully interviewed." (see Edmonston, Barry, 1983) Infant mortality may be underreported (See Abdel-Aziz, 1983, Nu, 1985).

Training and occupation possiblities from the view of young women. Questions on raising children, marriage, partnership and family.

Topics: job satisfaction; hours worked each week; perceived job stress; intent to give up employment; occupational prospects of promotion; reasons for employment (scale); compatibility of employment and household; satisfaction with training; detailed information on training and about activities exercised since school or conclusion of training; reasons for change of job; belonging to a professionial group; attitude to household, family and occupation (scale); detailed information about all children; managing child care; significance of temporal family planing; probability of birth of a further child; gender preference for a single child; significant things of life (scale); date of birth; date of marriage; date of divorce; time of first marriage; length of first marriage; living together with a partner; division of decision-making authority in the marriage or partnership; desired number of children; actual number of children; perceived stress from children; relief from the partner in child care; attitude to children (scale); division of labor in the housework; frequency of contact with relatives, neighbors and friends; help received in the household from these persons; personal assistance for these persons; contacts with families with children; social origins; employment of mother during childhood of respondent; attitude to employment of mother; satisfaction of mother with her employment; number of siblings; relationship of parents to one another; living together with parents or parents-in-law; perceived stress from work in the household; attitude to family and partnership (scale), employment, time worked each week and shift work of spouse; closeness of respondent as well as partner with the church; number of rooms and living space in square meters; residential status; amount of rent; length of time in residence and in city; earlier place of residence and place of residence during childhood; frequency of moving; significance of a further child (scale), educational goals and living conditions fair for children (scale); exhaustion after work; willingness to participate in further surveys; consent with storing address for purposes of re-interview.

The following questions were presented for the respondents to fill out: judgement on current financial situation and expected future developments; income; current pregnancy; use of contraceptives; miscarriages and abortions; death of children; sterility; conversations with partner about contraceptives; judgement on the partnership (scale).

The following additional questions were posed to some spouses or partners of the respondents: judgement of the partnership (scale); significant things and goals in life (scale); income and judgement on career chances; desired number of children; gender preference for a single child; share in the work in the household; attitude to household, family, children and occupation (scale); date of birth; number of siblings.

Interviewer rating: presence of third persons during interview; intervention of these persons in the course of the interview; reliability and willingness of respondent to cooperate; length of interview; date of interview.

The survey studied couple relationships and plans to have children of Finnish adults who had at maximum one child living at home at the time of data collection. Other main themes were job characteristics, characteristics of childhood home, and self-perceived health and well-being. First, the respondents were asked about their childhood home: number of siblings, education of parents, age of parents when had first child, and other characteristics of the childhood home (e.g. single parent family, financial problems, conflicts, illnesses). One question surveyed the importance of religion to the respondent. A number of questions focused on the respondent's job, exploring economic activity, type of contract, hours of work, and experiences of unemployment or fixed-term employment. The likelihood of certain changes happening in work or financial situation over the next two years (e.g. unemployment, job change, beginning studies) were charted, as well as R's commitment to work and motivation for working. The survey also investigated the respondents' commitment to family, feelings about family life, and views on gender equality and roles. Health and well-being were surveyed by asking about self-perceived health, alcohol use, symptoms of stress, anxiety and exhaustion, weight and height, type of contraception used, number of close friends, frequency of contact with parents, feelings of loneliness, satisfaction with life in general and satisfaction with certain aspects of life (e.g. job, income, friendships, family life). Feelings of control over own life and trust in other people were also explored. The respondents were asked to choose from 51 adjectives those that described them well. The next themes covered family planning and couple relationships. Planned and unplanned pregnancies, miscarriages, abortions, trying to conceive and infertility treatments were investigated. Some questions pertained to first couple relationships, and the number of marriages and cohabitations. Characteristics of, satisfaction with and conflicts in the current relationship were surveyed. Further questions studied the number of children, their years of birth, children from previous relationships, plans to have more children and when, and whether the spouse agreed with these views. The respondents were also asked to think what kind of consequences having children would have on the couple relationship, relationships with parents and friends, meaning of life and career. Background variables included the respondent's gender, type of the municipality of residence, current couple relationship (marriage, cohabitation, steady relationship and from which year), study field and number of persons in the household, as well as R's and spouse's mother tongue, year of birth, basic and vocational education, economic activity and occupational status, monthly net income, and number of children.

According to a survey carried out from 2019 to 2020 in India, 94 percent of college graduates felt that having at least one son in the family was more important than having at least one daughter. Similarly, 93 percent of less than college graduates felt that having at least one son was more important than having a daughter.

Motives for preference of a son
Even though the country’s sex ratio reflects an improvement compared to a few years ago, an overwhelmingly large portion of the population desires a male child in the family. The traditional belief that the son would carry on the family’s name is one of the few main reasons behind this preference for a son. Customarily, it would also be the sons who eventually are obliged to take care of their parents in old age. They are also considered the primary breadwinners of the family. The daughters, on the other hand, are expected to leave the family and join their matrimonial home. At the time of marriage, the bride’s parents are obliged to pay a dowry to the groom’s family, which is generally a financial burden for a majority of the rural population in India.

Female infanticide
Sex-selective abortions and female feticide are rooted in patriarchy, where the male child is given more privilege than a female child. For instance, more money is spent on the male child’s education so that he secures a good job and can then provide for the family. While abortions are legal, sex-selective abortions are illegal in India. However, female feticide is rampant across the country, and the number of illegal abortions surpasses the number of legal abortions.

Abstract

The 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) is a nationally representative survey of 8,531 women age 15-49 and 2,503 men age 15-54. The UDHS is the fourth comprehensive survey conducted in Uganda as part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) project. The primary purpose of the UDHS is to furnish policymakers and planners with detailed information on fertility; family planning; infant, child, adult, and maternal mortality; maternal and child health; nutrition; and knowledge of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. In addition, in one in three households selected for the survey, women age 15-49, men age 15-54, and children under age 5 years were weighed and their height was measured. Women, men, and children age 6-59 months in this subset of households were tested for anaemia, and women and children were tested for vitamin A deficiency. The 2006 UDHS is the first DHS survey in Uganda to cover the entire country.

The 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) was designed to provide information on demographic, health, and family planning status and trends in the country. Specifically, the UDHS collected information on fertility levels, marriage, sexual activity, fertility preferences, awareness and use of family planning methods, and breastfeeding practices. In addition, data were collected on the nutritional status of mothers and young children; infant, child, adult, and maternal mortality; maternal and child health; awareness and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections; and levels of anaemia and vitamin A deficiency.

The 2006 UDHS is a follow-up to the 1988-1989, 1995, and 2000-2001 UDHS surveys, which were also implemented by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). The specific objectives of the 2006 UDHS are as follows:

• To collect data at the national level that will allow the calculation of demographic rates, particularly the fertility and infant mortality rates
• To analyse the direct and indirect factors that determine the level and trends in fertility and mortality
• To measure the level of contraceptive knowledge and practice of women and men by method, by urban-rural residence, and by region
• To collect data on knowledge and attitudes of women and men about sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, and to evaluate patterns of recent behaviour regarding condom use
• To assess the nutritional status of children under age five and women by means of anthropometric measurements (weight and height), and to assess child feeding practices
• To collect data on family health, including immunizations, prevalence and treatment of diarrhoea and other diseases among children under five, antenatal visits, assistance at delivery, and breastfeeding
• To measure vitamin A deficiency in women and children, and to measure anaemia in women, men, and children
• To measure key education indicators including school attendance ratios and primary school grade repetition and dropout rates
• To collect information on the extent of disability
• To collect information on the extent of gender-based violence.

MAIN RESULTS

• Fertility : Survey results indicate that the total fertility rate (TFR) for the country is 6.7 births per woman. The TFR in urban areas is much lower than in the rural areas (4.4 and 7.1 children, respectively). Kampala, whose TFR is 3.7, has the lowest fertility. Fertility rates in Central 1, Central 2, and Southwest regions are also lower than the national level. Removing four districts from the 2006 data that were not covered in the 20002001 UDHS, the 2006 TFR is 6.5 births per woman, compared with 6.9 from the 2000-2001 UDHS. Education and wealth have a marked effect on fertility, with uneducated mothers having about three more children on average than women with at least some secondary education and women in the lowest wealth quintile having almost twice as many children as women in the highest wealth quintile.

• Family planning : Overall, knowledge of family planning has remained consistently high in Uganda over the past five years, with 97 percent of all women and 98 percent of all men age 15-49 having heard of at least one method of contraception. Pills, injectables, and condoms are the most widely known modern methods among both women and men.

• Maternal health : Ninety-four percent of women who had a live birth in the five years preceding the survey received antenatal care from a skilled health professional for their last birth. These results are comparable to the 2000-2001 UDHS. Only 47 percent of women make four or more antenatal care visits during their entire pregnancy, an improvement from 42 percent in the 2000-2001 UDHS. The median duration of pregnancy for the first antenatal visit is 5.5 months, indicating that Ugandan women start antenatal care at a relatively late stage in pregnancy.

• Child health : Forty-six percent of children age 12-23 months have been fully vaccinated. Over nine in ten (91 percent) have received the BCG vaccination, and 68 percent have been vaccinated against measles. The coverage for the first doses of DPT and polio is relatively high (90 percent for each). However, only 64 percent go on to receive the third dose of DPT, and only 59 percent receive their third dose of polio vaccine. There are notable improvements in vaccination coverage since the 2000-2001 UDHS. The percentage of children age 12-23 months fully vaccinated at the time of the survey increased from 37 percent in 2000-2001 to 44 percent in 2006. The percentage who had received none of the six basic vaccinations decreased from 13 percent in 2000-2001 to 8 percent in 2006.

• Malaria : The 2006 UDHS gathered information on the use of mosquito nets, both treated and untreated. The data show that only 34 percent of households in Uganda own a mosquito net, with 16 percent of households owning an insecticide-treated net (ITN). Only 22 percent of children under five slept under a mosquito net on the night before the interview, while a mere 10 percent slept under an ITN.

• Breastfeeding and nutrition : In Uganda, almost all children are breastfed at some point. However, only six in ten children under the age of 6 months are exclusively breast-fed.

• HIV/AIDS AND stis : Knowledge of AIDS is very high and widespread in Uganda. In terms of HIV prevention strategies, women and men are most aware that the chances of getting the AIDS virus can be reduced by limiting sex to one uninfected partner who has no other partners (89 percent of women and 95 percent of men) or by abstaining from sexual intercourse (86 percent of women and 93 percent of men). Knowledge of condoms and the role they can play in preventing transmission of the AIDS virus is not quite as high (70 percent of women and 84 percent of men).

• Orphanhood and vulnerability : Almost one in seven children under age 18 is orphaned (15 percent), that is, one or both parents are dead. Only 3 percent of children under the age of 18 have lost both biological parents.

• Women's status and gender violence : Data for the 2006 UDHS show that women in Uganda are generally less educated than men. Although the gender gap has narrowed in recent years, 19 percent of women age 15-49 have never been to school, compared with only 5 percent of men in the same age group.

• Mortality : At current mortality levels, one in every 13 Ugandan children dies before reaching age one, while one in every seven does not survive to the fifth birthday. After removing districts not covered in the 2000-2001 UDHS from the 2006 data, findings show that infant mortality has declined from 89 deaths per 1,000 live births in the 2000-2001 UDHS to 75 in the 2006 UDHS. Under-five mortality has declined from 158 deaths per 1,000 live births to 137.

Geographic coverage

The sample of the 2006 UDHS was designed to allow separate estimates at the national level and for urban and rural areas of the country. The sample design also allowed for specific indicators, such as contraceptive use, to be calculated for each of nine sub-national regions. Portions of the northern region were oversampled in order to provide estimates for two special areas of interest: Karamoja and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. At the time of the survey there were 56 districts. This number later increased to 80. The following shows the 80 districts divided into the regional sampling strata:

• Central 1: Kalangala, Masaka, Mpigi, Rakai, Lyantonde, Sembabule, and Wakiso
• Central 2: Kayunga, Kiboga, Luwero, Nakaseke, Mubende, Mityana, Mukono, and Nakasongola
• Kampala: Kampala
• East Central: Bugiri, Busia, Iganga, Namutumba, Jinja, Kamuli, Kaliro, and Mayuge
• Eastern: Kaberamaido, Kapchorwa, Bukwa, Katakwi, Amuria, Kumi, Bukedea, Mbale, Bududa, Manafwa, Pallisa, Budaka, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, and Butaleja
• North: Apac, Oyam, Gulu, Amuru, Kitgum, Lira, Amolatar, Dokolo, Pader, Kotido, Abim, Kaabong, Moroto, and Nakapiripirit (Estimates for this region include both settled and IDP populations.) Karamoja area: Kotido, Abim, Kaabong, Moroto, and Nakapiripirit IDP: IDP camps in Apac, Oyam, Gulu, Amuru, Kitgum, Lira, Amolatar, Dokolo and Pader districts
• West Nile: Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Nyadri, Nebbi, and Yumbe
• Western: Bundibugyo, Hoima, Kabarole, Kamwenge, Kasese, Kibaale, Kyenjojo, Masindi, and Buliisa
• Southwest: Bushenyi, Kabale, Kanungu, Kisoro, Mbarara, Ibanda, Isingiro, Kiruhura, Ntungamo, and Rukungiri

Analysis unit

• Household
• Women age 15-49
• Men age 15-54
• Children under five

Universe

The population covered by the 2006 UDHS is defined as the universe of alll women age 15-49 who were either permanent residents of the households in the 2006 UDHS sample or visitors present in the household on the night