Method received | Telephone (%)(n=4325) | Integrated (%)(n=10 519) |
Implant | 29.6 | 25.6 |
Intrauterine contraception | 28.1 | 22.6 |
Injection | 10.8 | 10.8 |
Oral contraception | 21.8 | 19.4 |
Patch | 3.6 | 2.3 |
Ring | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Less effective methods | 6.0 | 19.2 |
Tier 1 | 57.6 | 48.2 |
Tier 2 | 36.4 | 32.6 |
Tier 3 | 6.0 | 19.2 |
Difference in tier distributions between telephone and integrated for method chosen and received: P<0.001.
Method type: Tier 1 = intrauterine contraception, implant, sterilisation (for method chosen only); Tier 2 = injection , pill, ring, patch; Tier 3 = condom, diaphragm, fertility awareness based method, emergency contraception.
*Information on method chosen not recorded for 345 (1.9%) women, who were excluded from the sample.