Table 1.

Contraception use among currently married Nepalese women aged 15–24 years

	No. of women	Weighted percentage (95% CI)
Contraception use (n=2439)
Any modern spacing method	486	17.8 (15.7–20.0)
Female sterilization	40	2.5 (1.5–3.5)
Male sterilization	18	0.6 (0.1–1.0)
No modern method	1895	9.1 (76.9–81.4)
Type of spacing method used (n=486)
Pill	87	19.5 (15.2–23.7)
IUD	21	4.7 (1.8–7.6)
Injection	192	41.3 (35.3–47.4)
Condom	170	31.6 (26.5–36.7)
Implant	17	3.0 (1.0–5.1)
Source of contraceptive method (n=544)	(N=544)
Government	288	55.8 (50.9–60.8)
NGO	29	4.7 (2.6–6.8)
Private medical source	213	37.2 (32.3–42.1)
Other	14	2.3 (0.8– 3.7)

Abbreviations: IUD, intrauterine device; NGO, non-governmental organization.