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Table 3 Average number of days per month of stock outs for the available contraceptives

From: Understanding low uptake of contraceptives in resource-limited settings: a mixed-methods study in rural Burundi

Type of contraceptive

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Median

25% Interquartile Range

75% Interquartile Range

Long term methods

ā€ƒDepot medroxyprogesterone acetate [DMPA] (nā€‰=ā€‰426)

0.03

0.4

0

6

0

0

2

ā€ƒImplant (nā€‰=ā€‰173)

0.9

4.3

0

29

0

0

20

ā€ƒIntra-uterine device [IUD] (nā€‰=ā€‰353)

0.2

2.3

0

30

0

0

6

Short term methods

ā€ƒOral contraceptives (nā€‰=ā€‰422)

0.1

1.5

0

23

0

0

6

ā€ƒCondom (male) (nā€‰=ā€‰416)

0.1

1.6

0

30

0

0

1

ā€ƒCondom (female) (nā€‰=ā€‰233)

0.5

3.8

0

31

0

0

25

ā€ƒEmergency contraception (Morning after pill) (nā€‰=ā€‰133)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0