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Table 2 Contraceptive practice before and after the abortion among married and single women

From: Medium and long-term adherence to postabortion contraception among women having experienced unsafe abortion in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 

Married

Single

 

Pre

Abortion

N = 110 %

Post

abortion*

N = 110 %

P value

Pre

Abortion

N = 81 %

Post

abortion*

N = 81 %

P value

Condom

12

11

11

10

NS

26

32

23

28

NS

Oral contracep

14

13

45

41

< 0.000

9

11

38

48

< 0.000

Medroxyprogesteron inj.

5

5

39

36

< 0.000

3

3

29

36

< 0.000

No use

79

72

23

21

< 0.000

43

53

13

16

< 0.000

  1. * Adds more than 100% since some women used both condom and hormonal contraception