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TablePercentage of currently married women who are using specific contraceptive
methods, Jordan, 1976 JFS, 1983 JFFHS, 1990 JPFHS, 1997 JPFHS and 2002 JPFHS
|
Contraceptive method |
JFS 1976 |
JFFHS 1983 |
JPFHS 1990 |
JPFHS 1997 |
JPFHS 2002 |
|
Any method |
22.8 |
26.0 |
35.0 |
50.3 |
55.8 |
|
Any modern method |
17.3 |
20.8 |
26.9 |
37.7 |
43.8 c |
|
Pill |
11.9 |
7.8 |
4.6 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
|
IUD |
2.0 |
8.3 |
15.3 |
23.1 |
23.6 |
|
Injection |
U |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
|
Vaginal methods |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
condom |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
|
Female sterilization |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
4.2 |
2.9 |
|
Any traditional methoda |
5.4 |
5.3 |
8.1 b |
12.5 b |
14.6 |
|
Periodic abstinence |
2.1 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
|
Withdrawal |
3.3 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
7.6 |
9.3 |
|
Number of women |
3445 |
3735 |
6184 |
5337 |
5706 |
|
U = Unknown (not available) a Other methods are excluded because of non – comparability among the four surveys b Prolonged breastfeeding is excluded as a contraceptive method because no question was asked about this method in the two earlier surveys C LAM, consider is a modern method |