Other topics

•  Menstrual hygiene management: the materials women and girls use, whether they can be changed as often as needed, whether the spaces available are safe, private and clean, and heavy menstrual bleeding — relevant to family planning, since bleeding changes are among the side effects women cite when they stop using a method.

• Abortion and post-abortion care: pathways to termination within and outside the formal health system, measured with approaches designed for behaviors that are under-reported in direct questioning, and the readiness of facilities to provide post-abortion care (SDP survey).

• COVID-19: service interruption and care-seeking throughout the pandemic, and intimate partner violence during pregnancy — evidence relevant to health system resilience and to restoring services in conflict-affected areas.

• Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH): household water sources, sanitation and handwashing facilities.