Table 2 Twelve, 24 and 36 months LARC discontinuation rate by reason in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016
Reasons for discontinuation | Discontinuation rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At 12 months | At 24 months | At 36 months | ||||
IUD | Implant | IUD | Implant | IUD | Implant | |
Become pregnant while using | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Wanted to become pregnant | 2.0 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 19.5 | 24.7 |
Other fertility related* | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
Side effects/health | 7.0 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 10.5 | 12.8 |
Other method related** | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 10.1 | 4.7 |
Want more effective method | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
Other*** | 2.1 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
Total | 13.3 | 10.9 | 26.0 | 21.5 | 44.8 | 61.1 |