Table 4.
Contraceptive discontinuation by women in Tigray region, 2015
| Contraceptive discontinuation by women | Yes |
|---|---|
| N(%) | |
| Had you ever discontinued contraceptive use (n = 1279) | 833(65.1) |
| Type of contraceptive discontinued (n = 833) | |
| Pill | 83(10) |
| IUCD | 12(1.4) |
| Injection | 618(74.2) |
| Implanon | 99(11.9) |
| Norplant | 19(2.3) |
| Male condom | 2(0.2) |
| Reason for discontinuation | |
| Want to have more children | 593(71.2) |
| Side effect | 61(7.3) |
| Medical problem | 47(5.6) |
| Othersa | 10(1.3) |
| Partner objection | 2(0.2) |
| Moral | 1(0.1) |
| Fear of infertility | 5(0.6) |
| Switch method to others | 230(18.0) |
| Type of methods switched | |
| Pill | 59(25.7) |
| IUCD | 4(1.7) |
| Injection | 134(58.3) |
| Implanon | 26(11.3) |
| Norplant | 7(3) |
| For what method have you switched | |
| Pill | 21(9.1) |
| Injection | 84(36.5) |
| Implanon | 104(45.2) |
| Norplant | 10(4.3) |
| Othersb | 11(4.9) |
| Discussion with husband about contraceptive by women within six months prior to data collection (n = 1422) | 804(56.5) |
| Husband support using family planning(n = 1420) | 1207(85) |
| Exclusive breastfeeding prevents pregnancy (1879) | 902(48) |
| Up to what time exclusive breastfeeding prevents pregnancy(n = 902) | |
| Up to six months | 210(22.3) |
| Morethan six months | 553(61.3) |
| Don’t know | 139(15.4) |
| Approve couple using family planning (n = 1679) | 1548(92.2) |
alack of methods, partner objection, fear of infertility
bFemale sterilization, Jaddle, IUCD, emergency contraceptive, male condom