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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2013 Jul-Aug;23(4):e257–e263. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.05.001

Table 2.

Awareness of and interest in LARC methods among women who would like a sterilization and were not using a LARC method (n=108)

n (%)
Considering use of another method besides sterilization, unprompted
  IUD 6 (6)
  Oral contraceptive pills 4 (4)
  Injectables 1 (1)
  Patch 1 (1)
  Condoms 1 (1)
  Other methods1 1 (1)
  Not considering another method 94 (87)
Has heard of LARC methods2:
  Heard of copper IUD 55 (51)
  Heard of levonorgestrel IUS 25 (23)
  Heard of etonogestrel implant 51 (47)
Would consider using LARC methods if available free or low-cost, prompted2:
  Would consider copper IUD 26 (24)
  Would consider levonorgestrel IUS 15 (14)
  Would consider etonogestrel implant 10 (9)

LARC – long-acting reversible contraception; IUD – intrauterine device; IUS – intrauterine system

1.

Other methods included diaphragm.

2.

Women could report hearing of and considering multiple LARC methods.