Table 4.
Side effects with respect to method of family planning.
| SIDE EFFECTS | METHOD | ENTIRE STUDY SAMPLE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMPA | IUD | IMPLANT | COC | POP | ECP | |||
| Irregular bleeding | n (%) | 56 (50.5) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (42.9) | 6 (28.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 66 (46.5) |
| Weight gain | n (%) | 9 (8.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (28.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (10.6) |
| Headache | n (%) | 3 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (14.3) | 4 (19.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (5.6) |
| Nausea | n (%) | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.1) |
| Amenorrhea | n (%) | 27 (24.3) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (21.1) |
| Breast pain | n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) |
| Lower abdominal pain | n (%) | 12 (10.8) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (11.3) |
| Mood changes | n (%) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) |
| Change in sex drive | n (%) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.4)) |
| Total | N (%) | 111 (78.2) | 3 (2.1) | 7 (4.9) | 21 (14.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 142 (100.0) |
Abbreviations: COC, combined oral contraceptives; DMPA, depot medroxy progesterone acetate; ECP, emergency contraceptive pills; IUD, intrauterine device; POP, progesterone-only contraceptives.