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Table 2 Modern contraceptive use and types across years of survey

From: Residential status and household wealth disparities in modern contraceptives use among women in Ghana: a cross-sectional analysis

Contraceptive usage

2006

2011

2018

All surveys

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Currently using a method to avoid pregnancy

756

(13.74)

4,745

(86.26)

2635

(27.16)

7066

(72.84)

2925

(21.73)

10,537

(78.27)

6316

(22.0 3)

22,348

(77.97)

Modern contraceptives

 

Female sterilisation

14

(0.25)

5,487

(99.75)

65

(0.67)

9636

(99.33)

122

(0.91)

13,340

(99.09)

201

(0.70)

28,463

(99.30)

Male sterilisation

0

(0.00)

5,501

(100.00)

2(0.02)

9699

(99.98)

2

(0.01)

13,460

(99.99)

4

(0.01)

28,660

(99.99)

Pill

197

(3.58)

5,304

(96.42)

554

(5.71)

9147

(94.29)

565

(4.20)

12,897

(95.80)

1316

(4.59)

27,348

(95.41)

IUD

15

(0.27)

5,486

(99.73)

31

(0.32)

9670

(99.68)

95

(0.71)

13,367

(99.29)

141

(0.49)

28,523

(99.51)

Injectable

242

(4.40)

5,259

(95.60)

741

(7.64)

8960

(92.36)

1066

(7.92)

12,396

(92.08)

2049

(7.15)

26,615

(92.85)

Implant

21

(0.38)

5,480

(99.62)

139

(1.43)

9562

(98.57)

683

(5.07)

12,779

(94.93)

843

(2.94)

27,821

(97.06)

Male condom

164

(2.98)

5,337

(97.02)

426

(4.39)

9275

(95.61)

109

(0.81)

13,353

(0.81)

699

(2.44)

27,965

(97.56)

Female condom

22

(0.40)

5,479

(99.60)

12

(0.12)

9689

(99.88)

9

(0.07)

13,453

(99.93)

43

(0.15)

28,621

(99.85)

Diaphragm

1

(0.02)

5,500

(99.98)

4

(0.04)

9697

(99.96)

8

(0.06)

13,454

(99.94)

13

(0.05)

28,651

(99.95)

Form/Jelly

8

(0.15)

5,493

(99.95)

10

(0.10)

9691

(99.90)

1

(0.01)

13,461

(99.99)

19

(0.07)

28,645

(99.93)