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Table 4 Discontinuation and reasons

From: Effects of the copper intrauterine device versus injectable progestin contraception on pregnancy rates and method discontinuation among women attending termination of pregnancy services in South Africa: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

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

   
  1. IUD intrauterine device, IPC injectable progestin contraception, RR risk ratio, CI confidence interval, M-H mantel-haenszel chi square 2-tail