Spatial heterogeneity in discontinuation of modern spacing method in districts of India

Table 2 Twelve-month discontinuation rate (%) by method & reason in India, 2015–16

Reason	Discontinuation rate by any method^a	Discontinuation rate by any modern spacing method^b
Method failure	2.38	2.52
Desire to become pregnant	9.33	12.43
Side effects/health concerns	2.62	4.99
Wanted more effective method	0.17	0.27
Other fertility related reasons	5.22	6.34
Other method related	3.17	4.40
Other/DK	9.70	12.57

Figures are based on life table calculations using information on episodes of contraceptive use that began 3–62 months preceding the survey
^aDiscontinuation rate by any method includes male & female sterilizations. Total no. of episode is 349,236. ^bModern spacing method includes Pill, Intrauterine device (IUD), Injectable, Diaphragm, Condom, Lactation amenorrhea method (LAM), Foam and Jelly, Other modern method. Total no. of episode is 119,548

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