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Table 2 Women's (current withdrawal users') attitudes toward modern contraceptive methods (n = 300)*

From: Withdrawal users' experiences of and attitudes to contraceptive methods: a study from Eastern district of Tehran, Iran

Methods

 

Frequency

%

OCP

   
 

Nervousness (mood change)

238

79.3

 

Weight gain

224

74.7

 

Irregular bleeding

218

72.7

 

Hirsutism

154

51.3

 

Might become infertile

108

36.0

 

Nausea

94

31.3

 

Might get pregnant

80

26.7

IUCD

   
 

Irregular bleeding

171

57.0

 

Infection

103

34.3

 

Pain

74

24.7

 

Translocation to other parts of the body

63

21.0

 

Might get pregnant

68

22.7

Condom

   
 

Might get pregnant

113

37.7

 

Husband's dislike

101

33.7

 

Sexual enjoyment

68

22.7

 

Difficult to use

44

14.7

Injection

   
 

Irregular bleeding

72

24.0

 

Amenorrhea

58

19.3

 

Weight gain

47

15.7

 

Might get pregnant

12

4.0

  1. * Since women could choose several response categories, frequencies and percentages are exceeded the study sample size and 100%.