Table 3.
Reasons not to choose the pill, patch, or ring (all countries combined)
|
Reasons why women who selected the: |
Patch or ring |
Pill or ring |
Pill or patch |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Did not select the: |
Pilla |
Patchb |
Ringc |
| (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| Daily use |
5083 (72.0) |
— |
— |
| Not interested in weekly contraception |
— |
3879 (26.0) |
— |
| Not interested in monthly contraception |
— |
— |
2174 (19.8) |
| More convenient methods are available |
3364 (47.6) |
5893 (39.5) |
4406 (40.2) |
| Not easy to use |
541 (7.7) |
1163 (7.8) |
2766 (25.2) |
| Heard negative stories |
1337 (18.9) |
1908 (12.8) |
993 (9.1) |
| Not effective |
144 (2.0) |
411 (2.8) |
159 (1.5) |
| Will forget to take it |
4788 (67.8) |
— |
— |
| Will forget to remove and replace |
— |
2877 (19.3) |
— |
| Will forget to remove |
— |
— |
1959 (17.9) |
| Do not like to detach from skin |
— |
3851 (25.8) |
— |
| Do not like to use a foreign body |
— |
— |
5308 (48.4) |
| No regular menstrual bleeding |
339 (4.8) |
486 (3.3) |
436 (4.0) |
| Very old method |
742 (10.5) |
— |
— |
| Cost |
187 (2.6) |
1957 (13.1) |
2387 (21.8) |
| Not effective with certain antibiotics |
1958 (27.7) |
— |
— |
| Efficacy reduced by vomiting, diarrhea |
3167 (44.9) |
— |
— |
| Not discrete, visible |
— |
7911 (53.0) |
— |
| Can fall off |
— |
7228 (48.4) |
— |
| Can fall out |
— |
— |
2116 (19.3) |
| Can irritate skin |
— |
5817 (38.9) |
— |
| Do not know anybody who uses it |
63 (0.9) |
3920 (26.2) |
3709 (33.8) |
| Doctor did not recommend it |
441 (6.2) |
1216 (8.1) |
653 (6.0) |
| My partner does not like it |
170 (2.4) |
595 (4.0) |
885 (8.1) |
| Side effects |
2433 (34.5) |
481 (3.2) |
277 (2.5) |
| Dangerous |
324 (4.6) |
75 (0.5) |
105 (1.0) |
| Other | 318 (4.5) | 727 (4.9) | 592 (5.4) |
‘—’ = reason not asked for particular method; other = other reason not previously specified.
amissing responses, n = 28; bmissing responses, n = 47; cmissing responses, n = 34.