Table 2.

Reasons for discontinuation of contraceptive method use among married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh (BDHS 2014)

Reason	Pill	IUD	Injectable	Implant	Male Condom	Periodic Abstinence	Withdrawal/Coitus Interrupt	All Methods
Wanted to become pregnant	33.8	19.4	23.8	20.9	34	26.2	26.9	31.1
Side effects	24.5	46.7	45.5	51.1	11.1	1.2	1.6	25.8
Became Pregnant while using method	16.5	0	5.6	1.1	12.8	19.1	17.8	13.8
Infrequent Sex/husband away	9.4	0	5.1	0.4	7.8	4.9	7.1	7.8
Wanted a more effective method	3.5	4.3	2.7	6.9	6.7	17.9	11.3	4.8
Inconvenient to use	3.7	4.2	2.4	5	11	5.2	15	4.6
Difficult to get pregnant/Menopausal	2.4	2.8	4.8	0	1.3	14.1	4.8	3.4
Husband disapproved	0.6	0	0.5	1.4	9	1.9	10.7	1.9
Marital dissolution/separation	0.8	10.3	0.9	4.6	1.2	1.3	0.5	1
Lack of access/too far	0.4	1.4	2.8	0.3	0.2	0	0	0.8
Cost too much	0.1	0	0.2	0	0.1	0	0	0.1
Up to God/fatalistic	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Other	0.6	9.6	1.2	8.4	0.3	0.8	0.2	0.9
Don’t know	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Missing	3.6	1.3	4.3	0	3.7	7.4	4	4
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Number of discontinuation	5,766	73	1,860	157	1,109	566	179	9,731

Source: Adapted from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014

Note: Total includes 11 women who used other methods