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. 2016 Mar 25;4(1):16–28. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00365

TABLE 3. Previous Use of Contraception Among New IUD Acceptors.

No. (%)
Ever used family planning 2,943 (100.0)
Yes (Method shift) 2,394 (81.3)
No (New acceptors) 531 (18.0)
Missing 18 (0.6)
Method used at index visit among those who had ever used family planning 2,394 (100.0)
Nonea 258 (10.8)
Long-acting reversible methods 355 (14.8)
 Implanon 292 (12.2)
 Jadelle 51 (2.1)
 Norplant 12 (0.5)
Short-acting methods 1,780 (74.3)
 Injectables 1,609 (67.2)
 Combined oral contraceptives 116 (4.8)
 Condoms 7 (0.3)
 Breastfeeding 11 (0.5)
 Natural methods (withdrawal, SDM, etc.) 37 (1.5)
Missing 1 (0.0)

Abbreviations: IUD, intrauterine device; SDM, Standard Days Method.

a

Had used family planning in the past but were not using any method at the time of their index visit.