Discontinuation and switching of postpartum contraceptive methods over twelve months in Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a secondary analysis of the Yam Daabo trial

Table 1 Episodes of contraceptive use (pills, injectables, implants, and intra-uterine devices) by study group and country

	Burkina Faso		DR Congo		Pooled data
	Control	Intervention	Control	Intervention	Control	Intervention
Number of episodes	99	181	80	98	179	279
Total time at risk (days)	22,747	40,839	11,981	21,418	34,728	62,257
Number of discontinuations	17	28	7	4	24	32
Incidence rate (per 10,000 women-days)	7.474	6.856	5.843	1.868	6.911	5.140
Mean time of use (days)	230	226	150	219	194	223
Median time	251	252	140	235	193	249
Hazard ratio	0.92 (0.43–1.96)		0.32 (0.05–2.00)		0.69 (0.32–1.50)

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