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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2016 Oct 18;95(4):414–418. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2016.10.004

Table 2.

Reasons for needing emergency contraception (n=7,133)

Why did you need emergency contraception? (Check all that apply) n (%*)
I used a condom but it broke or slipped 3,234 (45.3)
I wasn't using any birth control 2,942 (41.2)
I'm using the birth control pill or shot, but I missed a dose 764 (10.7)
I used another birth control method but I was worried that it didn't work well 598 (8.4)
I don't need emergency contraception now; I want it in case I need it later 469 (6.6)
I don't need it myself; I'm getting it for someone else 25 (0.4)
Other reason 228 (3.2)
*

Participants checked all that apply; percentages sum to more than 100%