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Table 1 Treatment and comparison countries as per changes in domestic violence laws and DHS survey availability

From: Domestic violence laws and women’s unmet need for family planning: Quasi-experimental evidence from Africa

Country

DHS

DV Policy

Treatment countries (11)

 Benin

2001, 2006, 2011, 2017

2012

 Ethiopia

2000, 2011, 2016

2005

 Ghana

2003, 2014

2007

 Lesotho

2004, 2009, 2014

2010

 Madagascar

2003, 2008, 2021

2005

 Malawi

2000, 2004, 2010, 2016

2006

 Namibia

2000, 2006, 2013

2003

 Rwanda

2000, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2019

2008

 Uganda

2001, 2006, 2016

2010

 Zambia

2001, 2007, 2014, 2018

2011

 Zimbabwe

2005, 2010, 2015

2006

Comparison countries (12)

 Burkina Faso

2003, 2010

2018

 Chad

2004, 2014

2017

 Guinea

2005, 2012

2016

 Kenya

2003, 2008, 2014

2015

 Liberia

2007, 2013

2018

 Nigeria*

2003, 2008, 2013

2015

 Cameroon

2004, 2011, 2018

NA

 DRC

2007, 2013

NA

 Egypt

2000, 2005, 2008, 2014

NA

 Mali

2001, 2006, 2012, 2018

NA

 Niger

2006, 2012

NA

 Tanzania

2004, 2010, 2015

NA

  1. Note: Excluded surveys conducted within two years of policy change
  2. *We only included surveys that were conducted before the adoption of DV law in Nigeria and included them as part of the comparison group because Nigeria’s DV law was not national