Reasons for using withdrawal contraception: a qualitative study

To identify reasons why married women use withdrawal when they do not desire pregnancy. This was a qualitative study. We performed 50 interviews with women who were using withdrawal contraception. Theory of Planned Behavior used as framework for elicitation salient believes about contraception methods. Participants were married women who were not currently pregnant, not desire to have a child, using withdrawal contraception. Women gave many reasons for using withdrawal contraception. Three major categories emerged: behavioral believes, normative believes and control believes. The results suggest that multidimensional interventions may be needed to effectively reduce withdrawal contraception and unwanted pregnancy.