Condoms were usually described as a method used by the boyfriend rather than by the 

girl. Five participants said that they had used condoms consistently for some time; nine others 

did not. Some girls who had experience with them said that they did not like how they felt and 

others said that they used them only during the  fertile period.  The participants were hesitant to 

use other modern methods, including the hormonal methods, especially before they had at least 

one or two children. Most of those who had tried those methods either rejected them because of 

side effects or had used them incorrectly. Not surprisingly, these practices resulted in repeated 

unintended pregnancies for the participants. 

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