CONTINUATION RATES AMONG INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE USERS

Few published data exist on the ongoing use of depot medroxyprogestero ne acetate, the injectable contraceptive. Women who obtained the injec table from Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains between January 1 993 and March 1995 were followed to ascertain continuation rates for t he method. Of the 5,178 women who received an initial injection only 5 7% returned for a second administration; 63% of those who returned for their second injection went on to receive a third. The overall one-ye ar continuation rate was 23%. No significant differences in continuati on rates were found based on age, race or payment type.