| Francophone West Africa N = 5361 | Anglophone West Africa N = 3403 | East Africa N = 6734 |
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Discontinuations to become pregnant | n (% of all reasons) | n (% of all reasons) | n (% of all reasons) |
Age (years) | |||
 15–24 | 2175 (44.4)* | 1120 (31.9)* | 3186 (39.2)* |
 25–34 | 2569 (46.5) | 1872 (40.5) | 2986 (35.2) |
 35–49 | 617 (30.4) | 411 (24.1) | 562 (18.9) |
Parity | |||
 0 child | 749 (37.5)* | 572 (29.2)* | 1210 (36.9)* |
 1+ child | 4612 (44.2) | 2831 (35.9) | 5524 (33.9) |
Method discontinued to become pregnant | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
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Pill | 1723 (32.1) | 718 (21.1) | 1017 (15.1) |
Injectable | 1510 (28.2) | 1004 (29.5) | 4063 (60.3) |
Implant | 591 (11.0) | 144 (4.2) | 541 (8.0) |
Condom | 282 (5.3) | 328 (9.6) | 304 (4.5) |
IUD | 115 (2.1) | 72 (2.1) | 113 (1.7) |
Lactational amenorrhea method | 432 (8.1) | 229 (6.7) | 80 (1.2) |
Standard days method | 66 (1.2) | 10 (0.3) | 24 (0.4) |
Other moderna | 27 (0.5) | 51 (1.5) | 19 (0.3) |
Periodic abstinence/rhythm | 297 (5.5) | 321 (9.4) | 335 (5.0) |
Withdrawal | 147 (2.7) | 428 (12.6) | 202 (3.0) |
Other traditional methods | 169 (3.2) | 98 (2.9) | 36 (0.5) |