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Closing the Effectiveness Gap

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June 2007
Issue No. 13		 The INFO Project • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health • Center for Communication Programs • 111 Market Place, Suite 310 • Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA • 410-659-6300 • 410-659-6266 (fax) • www.infoforhealth.org • infoproject@jhuccp.org
Closing the Effectiveness Gap


Figure 2.

Comparing Effectiveness of Family Planning Methods
More Effective
Less than 1 pregnancy per 100 women in one year

How to make you method more effective

Implants, IUD, female sterilization: After procedure, little or nothing to do or remember
Vasectomy: Use another method for first 3 months

Injectables: Get repeat injections on time
Lactational Amenorrhea Method (for 6 months): Breastfeed often, day and night
Pills: Take a pill each day
Patch, ring: Keep in place, change on time

Condoms, diaphragm: Use correctly every time you have sex
Fertility awareness methods: Abstain or use condoms on fertile days. Newest methods (Standard Days Method and TwoDay Method) may be easier to use.
Withdrawl, spermicides: Use correctly every time you have sex
Less Effective
About 30 pregnancies per 100 women in one year
Source: World Health Organization and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 2007 (136) INFO REPORTS
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