Reasons why women who selected the: | Patch or ring | Pill or ring | Pill or patch |
---|---|---|---|
Did not select the: | Pilla | Patchb | Ringc |
(%) | (%) | (%) | |
Daily use | 5083 (72.0) | — | — |
Not interested in weekly contraception | — | 3879 (26.0) | — |
Not interested in monthly contraception | — | — | 2174 (19.8) |
More convenient methods are available | 3364 (47.6) | 5893 (39.5) | 4406 (40.2) |
Not easy to use | 541 (7.7) | 1163 (7.8) | 2766 (25.2) |
Heard negative stories | 1337 (18.9) | 1908 (12.8) | 993 (9.1) |
Not effective | 144 (2.0) | 411 (2.8) | 159 (1.5) |
Will forget to take it | 4788 (67.8) | — | — |
Will forget to remove and replace | — | 2877 (19.3) | — |
Will forget to remove | — | — | 1959 (17.9) |
Do not like to detach from skin | — | 3851 (25.8) | — |
Do not like to use a foreign body | — | — | 5308 (48.4) |
No regular menstrual bleeding | 339 (4.8) | 486 (3.3) | 436 (4.0) |
Very old method | 742 (10.5) | — | — |
Cost | 187 (2.6) | 1957 (13.1) | 2387 (21.8) |
Not effective with certain antibiotics | 1958 (27.7) | — | — |
Efficacy reduced by vomiting, diarrhea | 3167 (44.9) | — | — |
Not discrete, visible | — | 7911 (53.0) | — |
Can fall off | — | 7228 (48.4) | — |
Can fall out | — | — | 2116 (19.3) |
Can irritate skin | — | 5817 (38.9) | — |
Do not know anybody who uses it | 63 (0.9) | 3920 (26.2) | 3709 (33.8) |
Doctor did not recommend it | 441 (6.2) | 1216 (8.1) | 653 (6.0) |
My partner does not like it | 170 (2.4) | 595 (4.0) | 885 (8.1) |
Side effects | 2433 (34.5) | 481 (3.2) | 277 (2.5) |
Dangerous | 324 (4.6) | 75 (0.5) | 105 (1.0) |
Other | 318 (4.5) | 727 (4.9) | 592 (5.4) |