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. 2011 Jun 23;12:55. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-55

Table 5.

Contraceptive use in the past six months (n = 142*)

Contraceptive method Total (n) [%] Safe use (n) Unsafe use (n)
No use of contraception 35 [24.6%] 221 13
Oral Contraceptive pill (OCP) 41 [29.1%] 31 10
Condom 16 [11.3%] 6 10
Injectable contraception 9 [6.3%] 9 0
Sterilization 8 [5.6%] 8 0
Intra Uterine Device (IUD) 7 [4.9%] 7 0
Traditional methods2 26 [18.2%] 0 26
Total 142 [100%] 83 [58%] 59 [42%]

* 4 women who never had sexual intercourse are excluded from the analysis.

1 pregnancy wish, infertility, no sexual intercourse

2 Including Coitus Interruptus and/or Periodic Abstinence (counting) sometimes alternating with condom use