Table 5 Reasons for discontinuation among women who used contraceptives in the past two years
From: Contraceptive use and discontinuation among women in rural North-West Tanzania
Number of | Discontinuation | Women who | |
|---|---|---|---|
women | events | became pregnant (%) | |
Did not discontinue | 613 | 0 | 0 |
Switched | 58 | 66 | 0 |
Discontinued | 383 | 394 | 178 (45.2) |
Desired for pregnancy | 98 (22.2) | 100 | 49 (50) |
Not reported desired for pregnancy | 343 (77.8) | 129 (38) | |
Reasons for discontinuation | |||
Infrequent sex | 58 (13.1) | 6 (10.3) | |
Health concerns | 89 (20.2) | 13 (14.6) | |
Inconvenient to use | 19 (4.3) | 4 (21.1) | |
Contraceptive failure | 6 (1.4) | 6 (100) | |
Other reasons | 49 (11.1) | 17 (34.7) | |
No reason reported | 122 (27.7) | 83 (68.0) | |