From: Postpartum fertility behaviours and contraceptive use among women in rural Ghana
Months after delivery | Breastfeeding (Yes) | Amenorrhoea (Yes) | Sexual abstinence (Yes) | First PPFP use (Yes) | ||||
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N = 860 | N = 962 | N = 761 | N = 422 | |||||
n(%) | cum.% | n(%) | cum.% | n(%) | cum.% | n(%) | cum.% | |
1 | 8(0.9) | 0.9 | 40(4.2) | 4.2 | 111(14.6) | 14.6 | 78(18.5) | 18.5 |
2 | 14(1.6) | 2.5 | 12(1.3) | 5.5 | 128(16.8) | 31.4 | 102(24.2) | 42.7 |
3 | 7(0.8) | 3.3 | 87(9.0) | 14.5 | 111(14.6) | 46.0 | 96(22.7) | 65.4 |
4 | 13(1.5) | 4.8 | 50(5.2) | 19.7 | 154(20.2) | 66.2 | 38(9.0) | 74.4 |
5 | 105(12.2) | 17.0 | 134(13.9) | 33.6 | 40(5.3) | 71.5 | 30(7.1) | 81.5 |
6 | 616(71.6) | 88.6 | 37(3.9) | 37.5 | 74(9.7) | 81.2 | 28(6.6) | 88.1 |
7–12 | 97(11.3) | 100 | 602(62.5) | 100 | 143(18.8) | 100 | 50(11.9) | 100 |