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

Table 3 Percent of women continuously using PPC method for 6 or more months by postpartum month of initiation, among select method PPC users within first 6 months after birth

	Postpartum month of initiation
	1 (%)	2 (%)	3 (%)	4 (%)	5 (%)	6 (%)
IUD	86.4	70.0^a	76.6^a	79.7^a	80.0	79.4
Pill	74.9	60.2^a	63.3^a	71.4	75.7	82.9^b
Injectable	80.0	52.7^a	59.2^a	47.6^a	60.3^a	71.6
Condom	74.8	62.5^a	67.0^a	67.4^a	71.1^a	79.4^b
Rhythm	81.4	69.3^a	68.7^a	72.4^a	74.4^a	80.8
Withdrawal	77.5	73.0	73.3	74.5	78.5	84.8^b

^aStatistically significantly (p < 0.05) lower continuation relative to month 1, adjusted Wald test
^bStatistically significantly (p < 0.05) higher continuation relative to month 1, adjusted Wald test

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