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Contraceptive failure in China.

Duolao Wang1

  • 1Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, WC1E 7HT, London, UK. duolao.wang@lshtm.ac.uk

Contraception
|October 18, 2002
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Contraceptive failure rates in China are high, especially for condoms and pills. Failure rates decrease with user age but vary by location and number of children, impacting family planning effectiveness.

Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Health
  • Demography
  • Public Health

Background:

  • High contraceptive failure rates pose challenges to family planning programs.
  • Understanding user and method-specific failure rates is crucial for improving contraceptive services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze contraceptive failure rates by method and user characteristics in China.
  • To identify demographic and fertility differentials influencing contraceptive effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Chinese Two-per-Thousand Fertility Survey.
  • Examined first-year failure rates for various modern contraceptive methods.
  • Analyzed failure rates based on user age, residence (urban/rural), and parity.

Main Results:

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  • Modern contraceptive methods, including sterilization, exhibit high failure rates compared to global benchmarks.
  • First-year failure rates: male sterilization (4.2%), female sterilization (0.7%), IUD (10.3%), pill (14.5%), condom (19.0%).
  • Failure rates decline with increasing female age for reversible methods; rural women show higher rates for sterilization, IUD, and condoms.

Conclusions:

  • Contraceptive failure rates in China require attention, particularly for certain methods and user groups.
  • Sociodemographic factors significantly influence contraceptive effectiveness, necessitating targeted interventions.
  • Improving contraceptive counseling and access based on user characteristics is essential for enhancing reproductive health outcomes.