Table 1.
Use of sources to obtain contraceptives in the past year among women and men aged 16–44 years who had had vaginal sex in the past year
| Source of contraceptive supplies | Women | Men |
| Denominators (unweighted, weighted) | 4571, 3088 | 3142, 3182 |
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| General practice* | 59.1 (57.2 to 61.0) | 15.3 (13.6 to 17.0) |
| Community clinic | 23.0 (21.6 to 24.5) | 21.3 (19.6 to 23.0) |
| GUM clinic | 8.5 (7.6 to 9.5) | 10.8 (9.6 to 12.1) |
| Family planning clinic | 14.4 (13.2 to 15.7) | 6.8 (5.8 to 8.1) |
| Youth advisory clinic | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | 2.1 (1.7 to 2.7) |
| School/college/university | 2.4 (1.9 to 3.0) | 6.4 (5.4 to 7.5) |
| Retail | 28.6 (26.9 to 30.3) | 54.6 (52.3 to 56.8) |
| Pharmacy/chemist | 21.3 (19.8 to 22.9) | 35.0 (32.8 to 37.2) |
| Internet website | 0.7 (0.5 to 1.2) | 3.1 (2.4 to 4.0) |
| Petrol station/supermarket | 10.3 (9.2 to 11.5) | 24.8 (23.0 to 26.7) |
| Vending machine | 0.7 (0.5 to 1.1) | 9.4 (8.2 to 10.7) |
| Mail order | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.4) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.2) |
| Other | 2.9 (2.4 to 3.6) | 2.9 (2.3 to 3.6) |
| Emergency department at hospital | 0.30 (0.2 to 0.5) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.5) |
| NHS antenatal clinic | 0.90 (0.7 to 1.3) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) |
| Private doctor | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.7) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) |
| Other | 0.5 (0.3 to 0.8) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3) |
| Contraception not obtained in the last year | 13.0 (11.6 to 14.4) | 26.2 (24.2 to 28.3) |
| Number of sources used† | ||
| 0 | 13.0 (11.6 to 14.4) | 26.2 (24.2 to 28.3) |
| 1 | 59.8 (57.9 to 61.6) | 43.3 (41.0 to 45.5) |
| 2 | 21.0 (19.6 to 22.5) | 20.6 (18.9 to 22.4) |
| 3+ | 6.2 (5.5 to 7.1) | 10.0 (8.8 to 11.3) |
*General practice includes doctor, nurse and general practice surgery.
†Any source rather than source category.
GUM, genitourinary medicine; NHS, National Health Service.