Table 2 Reasons for discontinuation of contraceptive method use among married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh (BDHS 2014)
Reason | Pill | IUD | Injectable | Implant | Male Condom | Periodic Abstinence | Withdrawal/Coitus Interrupt | All Methods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wanted to become pregnant | 33.8 | 19.4 | 23.8 | 20.9 | 34 | 26.2 | 26.9 | 31.1 |
Side effects | 24.5 | 46.7 | 45.5 | 51.1 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 25.8 |
Became Pregnant while using method | 16.5 | 0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 12.8 | 19.1 | 17.8 | 13.8 |
Infrequent Sex/husband away | 9.4 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 7.8 |
Wanted a more effective method | 3.5 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 17.9 | 11.3 | 4.8 |
Inconvenient to use | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 5 | 11 | 5.2 | 15 | 4.6 |
Difficult to get pregnant/Menopausal | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 |
Husband disapproved | 0.6 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.9 | 10.7 | 1.9 |
Marital dissolution/separation | 0.8 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1 |
Lack of access/too far | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Cost too much | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Up to God/fatalistic | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Other | 0.6 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Don’t know | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Missing | 3.6 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 4 | 4 |
Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Number of discontinuation | 5,766 | 73 | 1,860 | 157 | 1,109 | 566 | 179 | 9,731 |