TABLE 2.

Women's Contraceptive Method Choices, Pre- and Post-Counseling, Kumasi and Accra, Ghana

MethodPreferred Method at Pre-Counseling (N=414)Method Choice Post-Counseling (N=336)
Implant172 (41.5)135 (40.2)
Injectable125 (30.2)109 (32.4)
IUD58 (14.0)52 (15.5)
Pill20 (4.8)27 (8.0)
Female sterilization17 (4.1)11 (3.3)
Male condom2 (0.5)2 (0.6)
Don't know20 (4.8)NA
  • Abbreviation: IUD, intrauterine device.

  • All data are presented as “number (%).”