Factors influencing use of long-acting versus short-acting contraceptive methods among reproductive-age women in a resource-limited setting

Table 3 Family planning practices among non-pregnant women who were currently using contraceptive methods

Type of method	Urban (N=)	Rural (N=)	P
Type of method	n (%)	n (%)	P
Short-acting methods	51 (42.5%)	25 (41.7%)	0.947
LARC methods	12 (10.0%)	13 (21.7%)	0.433
Type of short-acting methods
Injectable	38 (31.7%)	15 (25.0%)	0.631
Oral contraceptive pills	8 (6.7%)	6 (10.0%)	0.823
Others (condoms, spermicides, moon beads)	5 (4.2%)	4 (6.7%)	0.868
Type of LARC
Implants	10 (8.3%)	11 (18.3%)	0.504
Intra-uterine device	2 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	1.0
Bilateral tubal ligation	0	1 (1.7%)	-

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