Table 2.
Percentage of nonpregnant, currently married women aged 13–49, by reported contraceptive use and type of method used during the baseline interview month, according to survey, Rural Bangladesh
| Baseline survey (N = 2,695)a |
Follow-up survey (N = 2,678)a |
|
|---|---|---|
| Contraceptive prevalence | 69.5 | 70.5 |
| Current method used | ||
| Pill | 47.3 | 49.1 |
| Injectables | 23.5 | 22.2 |
| Female sterilization | 9.6 | 10.6 |
| Periodic abstinence | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| Condom | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| Implant | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Withdrawal | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Otherb | 2.6 | 2.3 |
a
Variation in sample size results from different reports of marital status in the baseline and follow-up surveys. Only currently married women completed the calendar.
b
""Other" consists of male sterilization and IUD.