Contraceptive use and discontinuation among women in rural North-West Tanzania

• Main Authors: Wende Safari (Author), Mark Urassa (Author), Baltazar Mtenga (Author), John Changalucha (Author), James Beard (Author), Kathryn Church (Author), Basia Zaba (Author), Jim Todd (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Existing estimates of contraceptive use in Tanzania rely on cross-sectional or retrospective study designs. This study used a 2-year, retrospective, month-by-month calendar of contraceptive utilization among women aged 15-49 years. Methods We estimated the median duration of co...