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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study respondents

From: Use and discontinuation of intrauterine contraceptive device in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Characteristic

IUD users

Ever IUD users

Non-IUD users

Total

n = 10

n = 12

n = 7

N = 29

Age

 20–25

2

 

2

4

 26–30

2

3

3

8

 31–35

 

3

2

5

 36–40

1

3

 

4

 41–45

3

1

 

4

 46–50

2

2

 

4

Educational status

 No education

2

  

2

 Primary

1

1

3

5

 Secondary

3

2

4

9

 Tertiary

4

9

 

13

Marital status

 Unmarried

1

2

1

4

 Married

9

9

6

24

 Divorced/separated

    

 Widowed

 

1

 

1

Occupation

 Unemployed

  

1

1

 Self-employed

7

4

4

15

 Public worker

1

3

 

4

 Private formal worker

2

5

2

9

Parity

 1

1

  

1

 2

2

3

1

6

 3

3

4

3

10

 4

2

3

 

5

 5

2

  

2

 6+

    

Current FP method

 None

 

2

2

4

 Trying to get pregnant/ pregnant

 

4

2

6

 IUD

10

  

10

 Implant

 

1

2

3

 Injectables

 

1

1

2

 Male Condom

 

1

 

1

 Female condom

    

 Withdrawal

 

1

 

1

 Calendar method

 

2

 

2

 Tubal ligation

    

Number of years using current FP

 Less than 6 months

5

3

3

11

 6 months −1 year

3

3

 

6

 2 years- 5 years

2

  

2

 6 years–10 years

    

 More than 10 years

    

Previous FP method

 None

3

 

1

4

 IUD

2

11

 

13

 IUS

 

1

 

1

 Implant

1

 

2

3

 Injectables

1

 

1

2

 Pills

2

 

1

3

 Male Condom

    

 Female condom

    

 Male condom

    

 Calendar method

1

  

1

 Tubal ligation

    

Number of years used previous FP method

 Less than 6 months

1

3

 

4

 6 months −1 year

2

5

1

8

 2 years- 5 years

 

3

 

3

 6 years–10 years

  

2

2

 More than 10 years

1

  

1

Total

   

28

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