Table 2 Method use characteristics of sampled women living in four cities in urban Uttar Pradesh, India, 2010 and 2012
From: Understanding patterns of temporary method use among urban women from Uttar Pradesh, India
Characteristic | Full Sample @ mid-term N = 5,790 (100%) | Sterilized @ start of calendar n = 1,135 (19.6%) | No use during calendar n = 1,406 (24.3%) | Temporary method use during calendar | Sterilized during calendar n = 137 (2.4%) | |||
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Condom n = 948 (16.4%) | Traditional n = 977 (16.9%) | Other modern* n = 407 (7.0%) | Multiple reversible methods** n = 148 (2.6%) | |||||
Mean # months of use during calendar | NA | NA | 0 | 22.9 | 23.3 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 13.2^ |
Mean # discontinuations during calendar | NA | NA | 0 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 1.36 | 0.31 |
% women that had at least 1 month non-method use | NA | NA | 100 | 36.6 | 33.9 | 44.0 | 55.2 | 77.5 |
Mean # initiations from non-use during calendar | NA | NA | 0 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.37 | 1.50 | 1.03 |
Mean # pregnancies during calendar | NA | NA | 0.49 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.59 | 0.62 |
Mean # terminations during calendar | NA | NA | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 0.05 |