Modern contraceptive use among women in need of family planning in India: an analysis of the inequalities related to the mix of methods used

Table 1 Type of contraception being used among partnered women aged 15–49 years currently using contraception in India, 2015–2016 (N = 243,814)

	%	95% CI
Short-acting reversible contraception	20.7	20.3–21.2
Pill	8.5	8.2–8.9
Injectables	0.4	0.3–0.4
Condoms	11.8	11.5–12.1
Long-acting reversible contraception	3.2	3.1–3.3
IUD	3.2	3.1–3.3
Permanent contraception	76.1	75.5–76.6
Female sterilization	75.5	75.0–76.0
Male sterilization	0.6	0.5–0.6

Other short-acting reversible contraceptive methods, such as diaphragm, spermicidal agents (foam/jelly), and emergency contraception were reported by only 9 women (< 0.01%), thus they were not included in the table

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