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. 2020 Aug 12;28:e3328. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.3451.3328

Table 5. Number and proportion of women with a strong desire to avoid pregnancy, associated with the use of contraception. São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2018.

Contraceptive method in use Strong desire to avoid pregnancy
No Yes p
  n % n %  
None 182 44.7 117 41.6 0.423
Quarterly injection 97 43.5 84 51.2 0.128
Pill 94 42.3 53 32.7 0.055
Male condom 40 18.1 25 15.4 0.492
IUD 10 4.5 8 4.9 0.858
Female condom 1 0.4 1 0.6 0.822
Withdrawal method 1 0.5 1 0.6 0.825
Calendar 1 0.4 1 0.6 0.823