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Table 2 PPC initiation, 6-month continuation, stopping contraceptive use, method switching, and subsequent pregnancy, overall and by specific method of contraception

From: The state of postpartum contraceptive use in India: descriptive lessons from nationally representative survey data

 

Mean month of initiation

% initiating in first 1mo postpartum

% initiating in first 6mo postpartum

% continuing use for at least 6mo postpartuma

% stopping any contraceptive use (at least 1 month)

% switching to another methodb

% with subsequent pregnancy

Any method

3.85

30.3

80.7

83.0

18.9

9.2

2.0

 Female sterilization

2.93

57.5

85.7

100

0

0

0

Reversible methods

4.23

20.6

78.3

77.0

24.8

12.0

2.6

 IUD

2.65

63.1

87.3

83.6

15.4

9.7

1.9

 Pill

5.26

11.3

66.7

71.2

21.1

11.5

1.6

 Injectables

5.35

10.3

64.9

60.8

30.4

15.6

1.4

 Condom

4.64

11.2

75.2

69.4

25.8

9.5

2.7

 Rhythm

4.71

13.0

73.7

73.8

21.0

9.7

3.7

 Withdrawal

4.93

12.4

70.9

76.5

16.4

10.7

2.7

 LAM

1.48

78.0

100

39.3

76.6

51.9

2.0

  1. aAmong those who initiated within first 6 months postpartum
  2. bIncludes those who discontinued for 1 + month and then used an alternate method
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