Table 2.
Method discontinuation and failure rates by type of FP
| Contraceptive method | Reasons for discontinuation (%) | Prevalence of Method Failure by type of FP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method failure | Desire to become pregnant | Other fertility related reasons (infrequent sex, husband oppose, fatalistic) | Side effects or health concerns | Wanted more effective method | Other method related | Other/DK | All reasons | Number | Number of episodes | Number of failures (failure rate (%)) | % of total failures | |
| Rhythm | 6.6 | 5.5 | 36.6 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 63.6 | 964 | 740 | 106 (14.3) | 45.5 |
| Emergency Contraception | 4.0 | 3.0 | 55.6 | 12.7 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 88.5 | 620 | 560 | 27 (4.8) | 11.6 |
| Withdrawal | 7.7 | 7.3 | 45.7 | 0.3 | 19.8 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 87.6 | 619 | 550 | 50 (9.1) | 21.5 |
| Male condom | 2.1 | 5.6 | 50.1 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 80.9 | 532 | 454 | 11 (2.4) | 4.7 |
| Injectables | 2.5 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 25.7 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 56.0 | 360 | 258 | 12 (4.7) | 5.2 |
| Pills | 5.7 | 8.1 | 19.3 | 20.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 65.6 | 343 | 273 | 25 (9.2) | 10.7 |
| Implants | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 23.7 | 228 | 104 | 2 (1.9_ | 0.9 |
| All methods/Total | 4.8 | 5.8 | 36.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 71.4 | 3666 | 2939 | 233 (7.9) | 100.00 |