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Family planning (demand met with modern methods) follows the definition of SDG indicator 3.7.1 Proportion of women ages 15-49 years who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods.

Data Source: MICS (Gilgit-Baltistan MICS 2016-17, MICS5)
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Currently married women ages 15 - 49 with a need for family planning (WM - Individual Women's Survey)
• Modern methods: female and male sterilization, IUD, injectables, implants, pill, male and female condoms, diaphragm, foam/jelly and the lactational amenorrhoea method
• Need for family planning (current users and unmet need) follows the MICS5 definition

The standard LNOB analysis for Family planning (demand met with modern methods) includes the following circumstances:
• Wealth of the household: top 60 or bottom 40 (of the wealth distribution)
• Residence: urban or rural
• Education level of the woman: lower (primary or less), secondary or higher
• Age group: 15-24, 25-34 or 35-49
• Number of children born: none (<0.5), 1 or more (>0.5), 2 or more (>1.5), 3 or more (>2.5), fewer than 2 (<1.5), fewer than 3 (<2.5)

Note: The MICS5 report publishes demand satisfied by any method (report Table RH.6); the platform shows demand satisfied by modern methods (SDG 3.7.1).