Table 2 Contraceptive use and pregnancy rates by calendar years, among HIV-infected women receiving ART at Martin Preuss Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi (N = 10,472)
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | P-value for trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of women | 1590 | 3295 | 4666 | 5925 | 7463 | |
Clinic review visits | 7663 | 15,687 | 21,297 | 26,474 | 24,523 | |
Assessment of contraceptive use | 6615 (86%) | 13,590 (87%) | 18,174 (85%) | 22,103 (83%) | 22,008 (90%) | |
Contraceptive use | 28% | 49% | 59% | 61% | 62% | < 0.001 |
More effective contraceptivesa | 26% | 26% | 28% | 28% | 27% | < 0.001 |
Pregnancy rates /100 person-years | 6.8 (5.2–8.8) | 4.1 (3.4–5.1) | 4.0 (3.4–4.7) | 3.3 (2.8–3.8) | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) |