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Table 2 Obstetric history of study participants

From: Early discontinuation of long-acting reversible contraceptives and associated factors among women discontinuing long-acting reversible contraceptives at national referral hospital, Kampala-Uganda; a cross-sectional study

 

Frequency(n = 354)

Percentages (%)

Number of live children

  

0

16

5

< 4

263

74

>=4

75

21

History of abortion

  

Yes

105

30

No

249

70

Desired number of children

  

< 4

65

21

>=4

251

79

When do you plan to get pregnant

  

Not at all

51

15

Within one year

164

49

For more than a year

122

36

History of ever use of contraception

  

Yes

189

53

No

165

47

Family planning method ever used

  

OCP

47

19

Injectable

121

48

OCP & Injectable

17

7

Others

68

27

Where LARC was inserted

  

Govt health facility

316

89

Private health facility

38

11

Counselling offered

  

Yes

345

97

No

9

3

Who took the decision to use LARC

  

Own choice

349

99

Health professional

5

1

Followed after insertion

  

Yes

243

69

No

111

31

LARC Discontinued

354

100

Subdermal Implants

192

54.2

IUD

162

45.8