Table 4 Reasons for PPC discontinuation, overall, by method, and by nature of discontinuation
| Â | Method failure (%) | Wanted to become pregnant (%) | Method related reasons (%) | Wanted more effective method (%) | Husband opposed (%) | Other fertility-related reasons (%) | Other non-fertility-related reasons (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Method | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Any method | 6.2 | 15.5 | 18.9 | 12.2 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 13.3 |
IUD | 6.3 | 11.3 | 57.8 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 8.2 |
Pill | 4.2 | 15.0 | 28.4 | 7.8 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 15.4 |
Injectable | 6.2 | 14.0 | 24.7 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 17.3 | 14.7 |
Condom | 5.5 | 17.8 | 16.2 | 6.8 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 15.3 |
Rhythm | 7.8 | 15.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 20.7 | 24.5 | 14.0 |
Withdrawal | 7.9 | 16.8 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 8.0 |
LAM | 3.8 | 3.9 | 15.7 | 47.7 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 12.3 |
Nature of discontinuation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Stopped use of any method | 4.8 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 6.4 | 18.4 | 20.7 | 14.9 |
 Switched method | 3.0 | 7.4 | 24.5 | 23.6 | 18.8 | 11.7 | 10.9 |
 Subsequent pregnancy | 39.6 | 29.2 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 5.9 |