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Table 1 Discontinuations to become pregnant by age and parity of woman and methods discontinued, by region

From: Return to pregnancy after contraceptive discontinuation to become pregnant: a pooled analysis of West and East African populations

 

Francophone

West Africa

N = 5361

Anglophone

West Africa

N = 3403

East Africa

N = 6734

Discontinuations to become pregnant

n (% of all reasons)

n (% of all reasons)

n (% of all reasons)

Age (years)

 15–24

2175 (44.4)*

1120 (31.9)*

3186 (39.2)*

 25–34

2569 (46.5)

1872 (40.5)

2986 (35.2)

 35–49

617 (30.4)

411 (24.1)

562 (18.9)

Parity

 0 child

749 (37.5)*

572 (29.2)*

1210 (36.9)*

 1+ child

4612 (44.2)

2831 (35.9)

5524 (33.9)

Method discontinued to become pregnant

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Pill

1723 (32.1)

718 (21.1)

1017 (15.1)

Injectable

1510 (28.2)

1004 (29.5)

4063 (60.3)

Implant

591 (11.0)

144 (4.2)

541 (8.0)

Condom

282 (5.3)

328 (9.6)

304 (4.5)

IUD

115 (2.1)

72 (2.1)

113 (1.7)

Lactational amenorrhea method

432 (8.1)

229 (6.7)

80 (1.2)

Standard days method

66 (1.2)

10 (0.3)

24 (0.4)

Other moderna

27 (0.5)

51 (1.5)

19 (0.3)

Periodic abstinence/rhythm

297 (5.5)

321 (9.4)

335 (5.0)

Withdrawal

147 (2.7)

428 (12.6)

202 (3.0)

Other traditional methods

169 (3.2)

98 (2.9)

36 (0.5)

  1. aIncludes female condoms, emergency contraception, and “other modern methods.”
  2. *p < 0.05 demonstrating significant difference in distribution by age and parity