Table 4 Contraceptive discontinuation within last 2 years (following the closure of voucher programme) and reasons for discontinuation, according to MSS and GSM voucher programmes
MSS – single purpose voucher | GSM – multipurpose voucher | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Post-endline n = 338 | Post-endline n = 324 | |||
n | % | n | % | |
Clients discontinued the method adopted through voucher | 275 | 85.0 | 250 | 77.2 |
Method discontinued within last 24 months | (n = 165) | (n = 234) | ||
Oral pill | 15 | 9.0 | 45 | 19.2 |
IUD | 74 | 44.6 | 122 | 52.1 |
Injectable | 20 | 12.0 | 31 | 13.2 |
Implant | 29 | 17.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Condom | 27 | 16.3 | 36 | 15.4 |
Reasons for discontinuation | (n = 215) | (n = 369) | ||
Pregnancy desire | 65 | 29.1 | 97 | 25.2 |
Side effect/Fear of health concerns | 50 | 22.4 | 156 | 40.5 |
Others (accessibility, inconvenient, God’s Will, Husband out of country) | 32 | 17.8 | 49 | 16.9 |
Infrequent sex | 33 | 14.8 | 14 | 3.6 |
Hysterectomy | 13 | 5.8 | 15 | 3.9 |
Husband opposition | 11 | 4.9 | 5 | 1.3 |
Method failure | 11 | 4.9 | 33 | 8.6 |