Reason for discontinuation (total) | IUD group | IPC group | RR | 95 % CI | P-value (M-H) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
135 | 147 | ||||||
Want baby/married | 19 | 14.1 | 26 | 17.7 | 0.8 | 0.46 to 1.37 | 0.41 |
Fell pregnant | 3 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.7 | |||
Abdominal pain/backache | 21 | 15.6 | 3 | 2 | 7.62 | 2.33 to 25 | 0.00005 |
Heavy menstruation | 9 | 6.7 | 13 | 8.8 | 0.75 | 0.33 to 1.71 | 0.5 |
Scanty/no menstruation | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.1 | 0 | NE | 0.004 (FE) |
Not sexually active | 11 | 8.1 | 36 | 24.5 | 0.33 | 0.18 to 0.63 | 0.0002 |
Weight gain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
Weight loss | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | |||
Partner request | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | |||
Discomfort during intercourse | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | |||
Infection | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
Itchy vulvae/discharge | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
Headaches | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | |||
Non-specific symptoms | 12 | 8.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 1.49 to 29 | 0.004 |
Using condoms | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 2.7 | |||
Suspected cancer | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | |||
No reason given | 25 | 18.5 | 49 | 33.3 | 0.53 | 0.35 to 0.82 | 0.003 |
IUD came out | 26 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 |