TABLE 3.

Percentage of Women Who Reported Being Counseled to Expect Commonly Occurring Side Effects by Method Adopted

Method and Side Effect Counseled to Expect	No. (%)
Implant (N=135)
Irregular bleeding	28 (20.7)
Decreased bleeding	14 (10.4)
No menses	37 (27.4)
Not counseled on any of these side effects	39 (28.9)
Injectables (N=109)
Decreased bleeding	12 (11.0)
No menses	46 (42.2)
Weight gain	13 (11.9)
Not counseled on any of these side effects	34 (31.2)
IUD (N=52)
Irregular bleeding	6 (11.5)
Increased bleeding	16 (30.8)
Not counseled on any of these side effects	26 (50.0)

Abbreviation: IUD, intrauterine device.