Table 3 Main reason for discontinuation, by order of discontinuation, from sampled women living in four cities of urban Uttar Pradesh, India, 2012 (N = 522)
From: Understanding patterns of temporary method use among urban women from Uttar Pradesh, India
Reason for discontinuation | 1stn = 522 | 2ndn = 54 | 3rdn = 9 | Total n = 585 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Problems with method (%) | 47.0 | 63.9 | 74.6 | 47.6 |
Became pregnant while using | 18.7 | 14.8 | 36.6 | 17.5 |
Wanted more effective method | 13.6 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 13.6 |
Health concerns | 6.6 | 22.1 | 31.2 | 7.5 |
Side effects | 6.7 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 7.1 |
Inconvenient to use | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Diminished demand (%) | 43.9 | 33.5 | 1.4 | 43.6 |
Wanted to become pregnant | 31.7 | 20.2 | 1.4 | 31.4 |
Difficult to get pregnant/menopausal | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
Infrequent sex/husband away | 4.2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
Other (%) | 9.2 | 2.6 | 23.8 | 8.8 |
Husband/partner disapproved | 2.9 | 2.3 | 23.8 | 2.5 |
Lack of access/too far | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Other | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.1 |