Journal of Population Sciences
Methods | Episodes used in calendar data | Discontinued episodes | Episodes of failure | Episodes of failure ending in induced abortion | ||||
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(N) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | |
Pill | 662 | 8.8 | 419 | 63.3 | 31 | 7.4 | 11 | 35.5 |
IUD/PPIUD | 638 | 8.5 | 317 | 49.7 | 5 | 1.6 | 2 | 40.0 |
Condom | 3542 | 47.3 | 2120 | 59.9 | 169 | 8.0 | 60 | 35.5 |
Rhythm | 1825 | 24.4 | 1037 | 56.8 | 104 | 10.0 | 18 | 17.3 |
Withdrawal | 495 | 6.6 | 287 | 58.0 | 41 | 14.3 | 12 | 29.3 |
Modern reversible method | 5134 | 68.5 | 3053 | 59.5 | 210 | 6.9 | 74 | 35.2 |
Traditional method | 2362 | 31.5 | 1349 | 57.1 | 146 | 10.8 | 30 | 20.5 |
All reversible method | 7496 | 100 | 4402 | 58.7 | 356 | 8.1 | 104 | 29.2 |