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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 3.
Published in final edited form as: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2011 Jun;37(2):58–66. doi: 10.1363/3705811

Table 3.

Percent Distribution of Intention Status of Live Births by Preceding Contraceptive Behavior and Country

Contraceptive Behavior N Intention of Live Birth

Intended Unintended

Wanted
Then
Wanted
Later
Not
Wanted

Contraceptive Failure
  Bangladesh 538 15.6 45.0 39.4
  Philippines 781 29.5 36.5 34.0
  Kazakhstan 113 53.5 26.8 19.7
  Dominican Republic 1186 21.2 57.1 21.7
  Kenya 409 17.7 43.4 38.9
  Zimbabwe 287 24.2 63.6 12.2

Discontinuation for Reasons Other Than Desire for Pregnancy
  Bangladesh 789 37.7 30.2 32.1
  Philippines 604 38.6 29.1 32.3
  Kazakhstan 98 51.4 15.9 32.6
  Dominican Republic 2013 43.9 37.9 18.2
  Kenya 510 36.8 31.9 31.3
  Zimbabwe 416 39.7 46.4 13.9

Discontinuation to get Pregnant
  Bangladesh 1141 94.2 4.0 1.8
  Philippines 481 72.4 16.2 11.5
  Kazakhstan 232 97.6 0.8 1.6
  Dominican Republic 1699 93.3 5.1 1.6
  Kenya 560 91.6 4.9 3.5
  Zimbabwe 824 85.5 11.1 3.4

Non use
  Bangladesh 4400 73.2 17.0 9.8
  Philippines 4991 59.1 22.3 18.6
  Kazakhstan 971 87.2 6.3 6.4
  Dominican Republic 5760 58.7 28.3 13.0
  Kenya 4502 56.7 24.5 18.8
  Zimbabwe 1969 63.7 31.0 5.3