Contraceptive and abortion practices of young Ghanaian women aged 15–24: evidence from a nationally representative survey

Table 1 Percent of respondents currently using each method, among 15–24 year-olds and 25–49 year-olds who ever had sex

	Among total sample			Among current contraceptive users
	15–24 (N = 1039)	25–49 (N = 3100)	p-val	15–24 (N = 330)	25–49 (N = 946)	p-val
Any method	31.9	30.4	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Female sterilization (tubal ligation)^a	0.0	1.4	0.00	0.0	4.7	0.00
Hormonal/LARC methods requiring clinic visit
Implant	6.3	7.2	0.39	19.8	23.8	0.19
IUD	0.3	0.9	0.28	0.9	3.0	0.25
Injectable (3-month)	6.2	6.4	0.87	19.4	20.9	0.63
Injectable (1-month)	0.4	0.8	0.36	1.4	2.5	0.31
Hormonal methods not requiring clinic visit
Pill	4.4	4.4	0.98	13.8	14.5	0.76
Emergency contraception	4.9	1.8	0.00	15.5	5.8	0.00
Condoms^b	7.0	2.4	0.00	22.1	7.9	0.00
Modern FABMs^c
LAM	0.2	0.4	0.55	0.8	1.2	0.51
Standard days Method/CycleBeads	1.6	2.0	0.54	5.0	6.4	0.44
Traditional methods
Rhythm	4.7	3.9	0.30	14.9	12.8	0.43
Withdrawal	6.5	2.9	0.00	20.4	9.6	0.00
Washing	0.9	0.7	0.59	2.8	2.3	0.65
Other traditional	0.4	1.2	0.13	1.3	4.0	0.11
N-tablet^d	1.7	0.8	0.02	5.3	2.6	0.02

All Ns are unweighted. Method prevalence among contraceptive users can add up to > 100% because women can use multiple methods
^aMale sterilization was not reported by any respondent
^bIncludes female condom users (N = 5 current total users)
^cFABM: fertility awareness-based method
^d“N-tablet” or Primolut N is a pill containing 5 mg of synthetic progesterone, intended for use in regulating menstrual cycles, dysmenorrhea, or endometriosis. In Ghana, N-tablet is sometimes misused as contraception or emergency contraception

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