This study is still in the planning phase and will be conducted in collaboration with Track20. Some planned analyses include:

  • Subnational analysis with the Survey-based Women's emPowERment index ( SWPER) as indicator of contextual empowerment or social norms and explore differences in mDFPS across wealth and age groups.
  • Contraceptive prevalence among young unmarried women.
  • Method mix and choice and its relationship with women’s empowerment.
  • Intimate partner violence and how it relates to family planning method discontinuation and coverage
  • Local family modeling with survey data to identify vulnerable populations.

Every year Track20 plans family planning data analysis workshops for ministry of health- countdown has joined the effort. All countdown collaborating countries in sub-Saharan Africa send one analyst to join workshop, results/output of the workshop are used in the Countdown annual meeting.