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Web Table 1. Knowledge of Fertile Time Is Poor Among Women and Men of Reproductive Age
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% of Women Ages 15 to 49 Who Think the Fertile Time Is:
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Region, Country & Year
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During Monthly Bleeding
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After Monthly Bleeding Ends
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Midway Between Monthly Bleedings*
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Before Monthly Bleeding Begins
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At Any Time
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Don't Know
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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Benin 2001
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<1
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22
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27
|
1
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16
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34
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Burkina Faso 2003
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2
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29
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19
|
3
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10
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38
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Cameroon 2004
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1
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25
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33
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2
|
11
|
27
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Central African Rep. 1994
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<1
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12
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18
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2
|
28
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40
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Chad 1997
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2
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22
|
13
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3
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23
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36
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Comoros 1996
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<1
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16
|
21
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3
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17
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40
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Côte d'Ivoire 1998
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<1
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18
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36
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1
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12
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33
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Eritrea 2002
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2
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45
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11
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4
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19
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18
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Ethiopia 2000
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1
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30
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13
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3
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23
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30
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Gabon 2000
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<1
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28
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36
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2
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11
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22
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Ghana 2003
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2
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35
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29
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5
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9
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19
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Guinea 1999
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<1
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21
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23
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3
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27
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24
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Kenya 2003
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3
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31
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19
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11
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11
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25
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Malawi 2000
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2
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33
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19
|
10
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22
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14
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Mali 2001
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1
|
18
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18
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4
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18
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41
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Namibia 2000
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7
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33
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12
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10
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16
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21
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Niger 1998
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<1
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23
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11
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4
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19
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42
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Nigeria 2003
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1
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33
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20
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3
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11
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31
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Rwanda 2000
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<1
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12
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9
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2
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51
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24
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Senegal 1997
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1
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20
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14
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2
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22
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40
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South Africa 1998
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5
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23
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11
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20
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0
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38
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Togo 1998
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<1
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16
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24
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3
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10
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45
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Uganda 2000
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<1
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36
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18
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7
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8
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29
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Zambia 2001
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2
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31
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23
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16
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6
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22
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Zimbabwe 1999
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1
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30
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12
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9
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12
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34
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NEAR EAST & NORTH AFRICA
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Jordan 2002
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0
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17
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68
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1
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5
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9
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Mauritania 2000
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1
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27
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10
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3
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24
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34
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Turkey 1998
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<1
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9
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18
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2
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22
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44
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Yemen 1997
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<1
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36
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8
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3
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22
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31
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ASIA
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Cambodia 2000
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<1
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2
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6
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<1
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19
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73
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Indonesia 2003
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<1
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14
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16
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3
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30
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36
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Nepal 2001
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2
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40
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18
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2
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6
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32
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Philippines 2003
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<1
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41
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27
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6
|
11
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15
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Vietnam 2002
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<1
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9
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47
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1
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18
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25
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LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
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Bolivia 2003
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2
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19
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38
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5
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15
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21
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Brazil 1996
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<1
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21
|
28
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7
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8
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34
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Colombia 2000
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2
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23
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45
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8
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8
|
11
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Dominican Rep. 2002
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2
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52
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11
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12
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10
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12
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Guatemala 1999
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3
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14
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15
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3
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41
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20
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Haiti 2000
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<1
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36
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11
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6
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9
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36
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Nicaragua 2001
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2
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35
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15
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12
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10
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24
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Peru 2000
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3
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11
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36
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3
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8
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29
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EASTERN EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA
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Armenia 2000
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<1
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18
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30
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4
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11
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38
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Turkmenistan 2000
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<1
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8
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25
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<1
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32
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34
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Kazakhstan 1999
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1
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6
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38
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2
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34
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19
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Kyrgyzstan 1997
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<1
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12
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19
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1
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19
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49
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Uzbekistan 1996
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<1
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3
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10
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<1
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55
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31
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% of Men Ages 15 to 49 Who Think the Fertile Period Is:
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Region, Country & Year
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During Monthly Bleeding
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After Monthly Bleeding Ends
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Midway Between Monthly Bleedings*
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Before Monthly Bleeding Begins
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At Any Time
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Don't Know
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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Burkina Faso 2003
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5
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26
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15
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7
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8
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39
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Ghana 2003
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4
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28
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28
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7
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12
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21
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Kenya 2003
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9
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26
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18
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21
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4
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23
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Nigeria 2003
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4
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34
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16
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2
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6
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38
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Rwanda 2000
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3
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22
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5
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10
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27
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34
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Uganda 2000
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2
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50
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15
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8
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5
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19
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Zambia 2001
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4
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28
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11
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32
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9
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17
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LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
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Bolivia 2003
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2
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22
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42
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10
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5
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20
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Haiti 2000
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2
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39
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13
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12
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6
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28
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Rows may not add to 100 because a small percentage of respondents have missing answers or gave other answers that are not shown.
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Source: Demographic and Health Surveys
*A woman is fertile generally about midway between monthly bleedings.
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