This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from St Helens statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from St Helens statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other St Helens-specific metadata information.
| Goal |
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages |
|---|---|
| Target |
Target 3.7: By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes |
| Indicator |
Indicator 3.7.1: Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods |
| Organisation |
NHS Digital |
| Contact email |
enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk |
| Definition and concepts |
Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services include family planning services, community contraception clinics, integrated GUM and SRH services and young people’s services such as Brook advisory centres. IUD refers to intrauterine device. IU System refers to intrauterine system. |
| Unit of measure |
Percentage (%) |
| Data sources | |
| Data release calendar |
23 September 2021 |
| Data compilers |
National Health Service (NHS) |
| Comment and limitations |
Data is not representative of the uptake of contraception methods across the whole population. Contraceptives can be obtained from other sources such as GPs or direct from pharmacies, whilst non-prescription items like condoms can be obtained easily without a visit to a medical specialist. Excludes women where no main method of contraception was recorded during the year. |
| Data last updated | 2022-06-28: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window |
| Metadata last updated | 2022-07-08: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window |