Why the contraceptive failure rate is high

30 to 50 percent of pregnancies are unplanned (Photo: Shutterstock)

How effective is this method? Will I have weight gain? Will it interfere with my fertility? These are some of the questions posed to doctors before a woman chooses a contraception method. During the World Contraception Day last year, the Ministry of Health highlighted that contraceptive prevalence rate among married women had risen to 58 per cent, from 46 per cent, in the last decade. This increase in use of contraception is behind the reduced fertility rate — from 4.6 to 3.9 children per woman in the same period.

But still 30 percent to 50 percent of pregnancies are unplanned. A survey done by the Ministry of Health estimated that 41 percent of unintended pregnancies end up in abortion.