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Table 3 Timing, reasons, and action taken by women who discontinued contraception (n=110)

From: Give women what they want: contraceptive discontinuation and method preference in urban Ghana

Variable

n (%)

Timing

By 3 months

53 (48.2)

4-6 months

22 (20.0)

7- 9 months

25 (22.7)

10-12 months

10 (9.1)

Reason

Pregnancy or desired pregnancy

13 (11.8)

Non-pregnancy-related

94 (85.5)

Missing

3 (2.7)

Action Taken After Discontinuationa

Switched to effective method

25 (26.6)

Switched to EC, condoms, or no method

68 (72.3)

Missing

1 (0.1)

  1. ECemergency contraception
  2. aAmong those who discontinued for non-pregnancy-related reasons (n=94)