Informed decisions on sexual reproductive health

Number of married or in union young women and adolescent girls aged 15-19 years old:

i). For whom the decision on health care for themselves is not usually made by the husband/partner or someone else; and

ii). For whom the decision on contraception is not mainly made by the husband/partner; and

iii). Who can say no to sex.

Only women who satisfy all three empowerment criteria are included in the numerator.

Total number of adolescent girls and young women aged 15-19 years old, who are married or in union.

Link to SDG indicator metadata: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-05-06-01.pdf

Proportion of women aged 15-19 years (married or in union) who make their own decision on all three selected areas i.e. decide on their own health care; decide on use of contraception; and can say no to sexual intercourse with their husband or partner if they do not want. Only women who provide a “yes” answer to all three components are considered as women who make their own decisions regarding sexual and reproductive health. A union involves a man and a woman regularly cohabiting in a marriage-like relationship.

A woman is considered to have autonomy in reproductive health decision making and to be empowered to exercise their reproductive rights if they (1) decide on health care for themselves, either alone or jointly with their husbands or partners, (2) decide on use or non-use of contraception, either alone or jointly with their husbands or partners; and (3) can say no to sex with their husband/partner if they do not want to.