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Table 4 Percentage of contraceptive use and pregnancy outcome after having recent birth, India, NFHS-4

From: A study on initiation of postpartum family planning in India based on NFHS-4: does urban poor differ significantly from rural?

Time since last birth to contraceptive adoption

Type of contraceptive used and pregnancy outcome after having recent birth

Modern spacing methods

Limiting methods

Traditional methods

currently pregnant

Termination

N Frequency (weighed)

1–2

24.59

63.54

11.36

0.47

0.04

25,336

3–4

52.13

21.86

24.36

1.43

0.22

13,914

5–6

53.92

19.14

22.08

4.14

0.72

10,248

7–8

53.76

18.27

20.66

6.39

0.91

7,476

9–10

43.34

21.79

14.82

17.73

2.32

4,657

11–12

35.20

23.48

14.32

24.92

2.08

4,351

Total

40.28

37.14

17.26

4.75

0.58

65,982