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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2008 Jul 24;78(4):271–283. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.05.007

Table 1.

Probability of discontinuing contraceptive use for any reason within 6 and 12 months of use; uncorrected and corrected for abortion underreporting

Method Uncorrected
Six months Twelve months
Na % 95% CI % 95% CI
Injectable 716 35.0 (31.3 - 38.9) 55.7 (51.6 - 59.7)
Pill 2,543 30.8 (28.9 - 32.8) 46.8 (44.6 - 49.0)
Male condom 3,847 68.6 (67.0 - 70.1) 81.1 (79.7 - 82.5)
Withdrawal 848 61.7 (58.2 - 65.0) 75.1 (71.7 - 78.2)
Fertility-awareness 236 61.0 (54.1 - 67.5) 70.4 (62.9 - 77.0)
All methods 9,038 53.6 (52.5 - 54.7) 67.4 (66.3 - 68.5)
Method Corrected
Six months Twelve months
Na % 95% CI % 95% CI

Injectable 716 34.5 (30.8 - 38.3) 55.3 (51.2 - 59.3)
Pill 2,543 31.1 (29.2 - 33.1) 47.4 (45.2 - 49.6)
Male condom 3,847 69.0 (67.4 - 70.5) 81.9 (80.5 - 83.2)
Withdrawal 848 60.9 (57.4 - 64.4) 74.9 (71.5 - 78.1)
Fertility-awareness 236 61.1 (54.3 - 67.5) 71.3 (64.0 - 77.7)
All methods 9,038 53.7 (52.6 - 54.8) 67.9 (66.8 - 69.0)
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