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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 2 Life table 12-month contraceptive failure per 100 episodes for different methods

From: Abortions followed by contraceptive failures in Northern India: an analysis of contraceptive histories (2009–2014)

 

Gross failure rate (GFR)

Difference in rates

Methods

First year of use (12 months)

Second year of use (24 months)

Third year of use (36 months)

24 vs.12 months

36 vs.24 months

36 vs.12 months

All reversible# method

2.80

5.14

7.08

2.34

1.94

4.28

Modern reversible method

2.62

4.44

6.13

1.82

1.69

3.51

Traditional method

3.17

6.48

8.82

3.31

2.34

5.65

IUD/PPIUD

0.54

1.05

1.05

0.51

0.00

0.51

Pill

2.46

4.64

7.09

2.18

2.45

4.63

Condom

3.15

5.14

7.01

1.99

1.87

3.86

Rhythm

3.13

5.89

8.11

2.76

2.22

4.98

Withdrawal

3.23

8.76

11.65

5.53

2.89

8.42

  1. Source: Authors’ estimations from calendar data. # = all reversible method includes both modern and traditional methods