Table 2.
Contraceptive practice before and after the abortion among married and single women
| Married | Single | |||||||||
| Pre Abortion N = 110 % |
Post abortion* N = 110 % |
P value |
Pre Abortion N = 81 % |
Post abortion* N = 81 % |
P value |
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| Condom | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | NS | 26 | 32 | 23 | 28 | NS |
| Oral contracep | 14 | 13 | 45 | 41 | < 0.000 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 48 | < 0.000 |
| Medroxyprogesteron inj. | 5 | 5 | 39 | 36 | < 0.000 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 36 | < 0.000 |
| No use | 79 | 72 | 23 | 21 | < 0.000 | 43 | 53 | 13 | 16 | < 0.000 |
* Adds more than 100% since some women used both condom and hormonal contraception