Table 3.
Contraceptive method use history among hormonal IUD users in Madagascar, Nigeria, and Zambia
| Contraceptive method use history | Madagascar N = 108 (%) |
Nigeria N = 76 (%) |
Zambiaa N = 155 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contraceptive use history by prior method type | |||
| Never used a method | 7 (6.5) | 6 (7.9) | 31 (20.0) |
| Ever used only traditional methods | 1 (0.9) | 3 (4.0) | 1 (0.7) |
| Ever used short-term methods | 65 (60.2) | 20 (26.3) | 100 (64.5) |
| Ever used a LARC | 35 (32.4) | 47 (61.8) | 22 (14.2) |
| Contraceptive use history over the past 3 months by method type | |||
| Has not used a method in the past 3 months | 33 (30.6) | 24 (31.6) | 40 (25.8) |
| Has used only traditional methods in the past 3 months | 7 (6.5) | 8 (10.5) | 2 (1.3) |
| Has used short-acting methods in the past 3 months | 47 (43.5) | 35 (46.1) | 94 (60.6) |
| Has used a LARC in the past 3 months | 21 (19.4) | 9 (11.8) | 18 (11.6) |
aWhile 155 respondents participated in the follow-up in Zambia, not all respondents answered all survey questions. As a result, in Zambia proportions will not always equal 100%