Table 3 Percentage distribution of method types and partner support in contraceptive related choices
From: Partner support and women's contraceptive use: insight from urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana
Variables | Partner support in contraceptive related choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Method types | No | Yes | Total |
Long term methods | |||
IUD | 2 (2.6) | 23 (3.0) | 25 (3.0) |
Implants | 24 (31.2) | 129 (16.8) | 153 (18.1) |
Short term methods | |||
Pills | 6 (7.8) | 58 (7.6) | 64 (7.6) |
Condom | 3 (3.9) | 51 (6.6) | 54 (6.4) |
Emergency contraceptive | 1 (1.3) | 19 (2.5) | 20 (2.4) |
Injectable | 17 (22.1) | 125 (16.3) | 142 (16.8) |
Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) | 4 (5.2) | 28 (3.7) | 32 (3.8) |
Traditional methods | |||
Standard days/Calendar Method | 5 (6.4) | 71 (9.3) | 76 (9.0) |
Rhythm | 10 (13.0) | 143 (18.6) | 153 (18.1) |
Withdrawal | 5 (6.5) | 120 (15.6) | 125 (14.8) |
Total | 77 | 767 | 844 |