Table 2.
Percentages of different contraceptive methods known by respondents
| Method | Agra | Aligarh | Allahabad | Gorakhpur | Moradabad | Varanasi | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At least one method | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 100.0 |
| Modern method | |||||||
| Pill | 63.1 | 62.0 | 67.5 | 54.0 | 66.9 | 62.6 | 63.1 |
| Injectables | 16.9 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 21.6 | 16.3 |
| IUCD | 32.3 | 23.6 | 39.3 | 26.6 | 32.0 | 45.8 | 35.0 |
| Condom (Male) | 59.8 | 61.3 | 63.4 | 62.2 | 73.1 | 58.5 | 62.5 |
| Condom (Female) | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Tubal ligation | 69.4 | 48.1 | 57.0 | 68.1 | 59.8 | 70.7 | 64.5 |
| Vasectomy | 28.3 | 6.0 | 11.1 | 14.2 | 10.0 | 32.7 | 19.6 |
| Traditional method | |||||||
| Rhythm | 19.8 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 15.2 | 14.1 |
| Withdrawal | 13.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 7.1 |
| Lam | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 |