Prevalence of contraceptive use among women aged 15–19 years in Mwanza, Tanzania by marital status*
| Characteristic | Married, N=201† | Unmarried, N=744† | P value |
| Any method | 20.4 (13.9–28.9) | 50.7 (47.7–53.6) | <0.0001 |
| Any modern method‡ | 19.4 (13.4–27.3) | 48.7 (45.8–51.5) | <0.0001 |
| Any traditional method | 1.0 (0.22–4.4) | 2.0 (1.3–3.0) | |
| Not currently using | 79.6 (71.2–86.1) | 49.3 (46.4–52.3) | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Modern method | |||
| Implant | 38.5 (21.4–58.9) | 4.4 (2.4–7.9) | <0.0001 |
| IUCD | 7.7 (2.5–21.5) | 0.28 (0.03–2.3) | |
| Injectables | 23.1 (10.8–42.7) | 5.8 (3.8–8.7) | |
| Contraceptive pill/oral contraceptives | 2.6 (0.31–18.0) | 0.55 (0.13–2.4) | |
| Emergency pill | 0 | 0.55 (0.12–2.4) | |
| Male condom | 7.7 (2.4–22.2) | 71.6 (66.9–75.8) | |
| Standard days method | 15.4 (5.2–37.6) | 15.8 (12.1–20.3) | |
| Other modern method | 5.1 (1.4–16.6) | 1.1 (0.37–3.2) | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
*Figures are % (95% CI) taking into account sampling weights to account for the sampling design.
†Unmarried girls who report sexually activity in last 12 months; all married girls in Ilemela district.
‡Modern methods include female sterilisation, male sterilisation, contraceptive pill (oral contraceptives), IUCD, injectables (Depo-Provera), implants (Norplant), female condom, male condom, diaphragm, contraceptive foam and contraceptive jelly, LAM, SDM, cycle beads.
IUCD, intrauterine contraceptive devices; LAM, lactational amenorrhoea method; SDM, standard days method.