Table 3 Contraceptive discontinuation: prevalence and reasons among 15–24 and 25–49 year-olds

% of recent users^a who discontinued their method

28.8

25.4

0.23

Reason for discontinuing

N = 133

N = 314

Became pregnant while using (method failure)

8.2

8.0

0.95

Wanted to become pregnant

9.8

22.9

0.01

Up to god/fatalistic

0.7

0.2

0.44

Wanted a more effective method

0.0

2.7

0.16

No partner/not having sex

27.7

18.0

0.14

Infrequent sex^b

26.3

14.8

0.02

Menopausal/hysterectomy

0.0

0.4

0.51

Did not think she could get pregnant

0.0

3.4

0.07

Health concerns

8.5

11.7

0.40

Fear of infertility

1.9

2.5

0.71

Changes to monthly bleeding

11.0

13.8

0.45

Other side effects (other than changes in bleeding)

4.5

5.5

0.71

Interferes with body's processes

6.2

6.5

0.93

Interferes with sexual pleasure

3.2

0.8

0.03

Decreased interest in sex

1.0

0.0

0.19

Inconvenient to use

1.8

2.5

0.70

Partner/husband opposed

2.0

3.1

0.47

Lack of access/too far

0.5

0.2

0.00

Costs too much

0.8

1.4

0.65

Preferred method was not available/method not available

1.3

1.2

0.93

Other

13.9

9.9

0.31