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Side effects are a major reason
for method discontinuation
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Source: Mwathe, et al. Unpublished FHI report, 1993.
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Side effects are a major reason for discontinuing use of a
contraceptive method. Providers need to prepare clients for
side effects. Without counseling about the possibility of side
effects, clients may discontinue a method when side effects
appear.
A study among more than 1,000 clients in Kenya looked at discontinuation
rates of three methods: combined oral contraceptives, the injectable
DMPA, and intrauterine devices. For all three methods, the reason
most often cited for discontinuation was side effects. Half
of those who stopped using combined oral contraceptives did
so because of side effects. One third of the DMPA users who
discontinued and one fourth of intrauterine device users who
quit did so because of side effects.
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