Table 1.
Percent of respondents currently using each method, among 15–24 year-olds and 25–49 year-olds who ever had sex
| Among total sample | Among current contraceptive users | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15–24 (N = 1039) | 25–49 (N = 3100) | p-val | 15–24 (N = 330) | 25–49 (N = 946) | p-val | |
| Any method | 31.9 | 30.4 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA |
| Female sterilization (tubal ligation)a | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.00 |
| Hormonal/LARC methods requiring clinic visit | ||||||
| Implant | 6.3 | 7.2 | 0.39 | 19.8 | 23.8 | 0.19 |
| IUD | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.28 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.25 |
| Injectable (3-month) | 6.2 | 6.4 | 0.87 | 19.4 | 20.9 | 0.63 |
| Injectable (1-month) | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.36 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.31 |
| Hormonal methods not requiring clinic visit | ||||||
| Pill | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.98 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 0.76 |
| Emergency contraception | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.00 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 0.00 |
| Condomsb | 7.0 | 2.4 | 0.00 | 22.1 | 7.9 | 0.00 |
| Modern FABMsc | ||||||
| LAM | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.55 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.51 |
| Standard days Method/CycleBeads | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.54 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 0.44 |
| Traditional methods | ||||||
| Rhythm | 4.7 | 3.9 | 0.30 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 0.43 |
| Withdrawal | 6.5 | 2.9 | 0.00 | 20.4 | 9.6 | 0.00 |
| Washing | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.59 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.65 |
| Other traditional | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.13 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.11 |
| N-tabletd | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.02 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 0.02 |
All Ns are unweighted. Method prevalence among contraceptive users can add up to > 100% because women can use multiple methods
aMale sterilization was not reported by any respondent
bIncludes female condom users (N = 5 current total users)
cFABM: fertility awareness-based method
d“N-tablet” or Primolut N is a pill containing 5 mg of synthetic progesterone, intended for use in regulating menstrual cycles, dysmenorrhea, or endometriosis. In Ghana, N-tablet is sometimes misused as contraception or emergency contraception