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Table 2 Contraceptive discontinuation rate per 100 episodes by reason cited according to country and overall

From: Predictors of contraceptive method discontinuation among adolescent and young women in three West African countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger)

 

All (%)

Burkina Faso (%)

Mali (%)

NIGER (%)

Failure of the method

3.1

3.3

5.9

1.7

Changed method ####

5.4

3.9

3.8

8.4

Wanted to get pregnant

29.6

20.2

22.1

44.4

Other reasons related to fertility#####

7.1

4.7

3.1

12.9

Side effects/health problem

6.8

8.7

10.5

2.5

Need for a more effective method

3.5

1.9

3.4

5.7

Other reasons related to the method######

2.6

2.7

3.1

2.2

Other reasons

15.9

8.6

11.4

27.5

All reasons

68.7

50.1

59.6

96.8

  1. #### Used a different method within one month of discontinuation or said she wanted a more effective method and started using another method within two months of interruption/#####Includes infrequent sex/husband absent, difficulty getting pregnant/and dissolution of union/separation, ######Includes lack of access/remote, too expensive and inconvenient use