Research Article
Determinants of Method Switching among Social Franchise Clients Who Discontinued the Use of Intrauterine Contraceptive Device
Table 1
Percentage distribution of women who removed IUCD due to any reason (other than pregnancy desire).
| | Characteristics | Women discontinued
(%) |
| | Geographic region | | | Sindh | 59 (17.7) | | Southern Punjab | 150 (45.1) | | Northern Punjab | 124 (37.2) | | Women received IUCD | | | 24 months ago | 108 (32.4) | | 12 months ago | 107 (32.1) | | 6 months ago | 118 (35.4) | | Age group of women | | | ≤25 years | 21 (6.3) | | >25–≤35 years | 218 (65.5) | | >35–49 years | 94 (28.2) | | Women’s education | | | No formal education | 207 (62.2) | | Primary | 72 (21.6) | | Secondary | 45 (13.5) | | Intermediate and post | 9 (2.7) | | Number of alive children | | | 1-2 | 47 (14.1) | | 3-4 | 120 (36.0) | | 5+ | 166 (49.9) | | Type of client | | | Referral (paid out of pocket) | 124 (37.2) | | Voucher (free) | 209 (62.8) | | Type of IUCD | | | Multiload | 255 (76.6) | | Copper-T | 78 (23.4) | | Status of contraception before IUCD insertion | | | Using a contraceptive method | 113 (33.9) | | Not using any method | 220 (66.1) | | Experience of side effects after IUCD insertion | | | No | 81 (24.3) | | Yes | 252 (75.7) |
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