TABLE 3.
Measures of satisfaction with initial method as assessed at 12 months, by cohort and method discontinuation status
| Totala |
Continuing users |
Discontinuers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | Pref SARC (n = 489) | Rand SARC (n = 188) | Rand LARC (n = 172) | Pref SARC (n = 308) | Rand SARC (n = 98) | Rand LARC (n = 135) | Pref SARC (n = 181) | Rand SARC (n = 90) | Rand LARC (n = 37) |
| Level of happiness with method, % distributionb,c | |||||||||
| Happy | 79.6 | 75.5 | 71.5 | 89.6 | 91.8 | 88.1 | 62.4 | 57.8 | 10.8 |
| Neutral | 11.0 | 13.8 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 13.5 |
| Unhappy | 9.4 | 10.6 | 21.5 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 14.4 | 18.9 | 75.7 |
| Would use method again in future, %b,c,d | 87.9 | 80.8 | 75.6 | 96.1 | 93.49 | 89.6 | 74.0 | 66.7 | 24.3 |
| Recommended that a friend/relative try the method, %b,c,d,e | 81.1 | 68.9 | 79.3 | 88.7 | 75.0 | 89.4 | 68.2 | 62.0 | 43.2 |
LARC, long-acting reversible contraception; Pref, preferred; Rand, randomized; SARC, short-acting reversible contraception.
a
Missing data on satisfaction variables: pref SARC (n = 23), rand SARC (n = 7), and rand LARC (n = 4)
b
P < .05 for total column comparisons
c
P < .05 for discontinuing user column comparisons
d
P < .05 for continuing user column comparisons
e
Among those who discussed the topic with a friend or relative.