Side effects

Number (%)

DMPA (%)

NET-EN (%)

X²

P-value

Secondary amenorrhea

585 (47.7)

366 (49.4)

219 (45.2)

2.11

0.146

Intermenstrual Spotting/irregular periods

280 (22.8)

167 (22.5)

113 (23.3)

0.10

0.756

Menorrhagia

39 (3.2)

25 (3.4)

14 (2.9)

0.23

0.635

Hypertension

32 (2.6)

21 (2.8)

11 (2.3)

0.37

0.543

Injection abscess

2 (0.19)

2 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

-

-

Weight gain

153 (12.5)

105 (14.2)

48 (9.9)

4.90

0.027

Weight loss

1 (0.07)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

-

-

Headache

25 (2.0)

14 (1.9)

11 (2.3)

0.21

0.646

Decreased libido

21 (1.7)

15 (2.0)

6 (1.2)

1.08

0.299

Dizziness

11 (0.9)

7 (1.0)

4 (0.8)

0.05

0.828

Mastodynia

15 (1.2)

11 (1.5)

4 (0.8)

1.06

0.304

Abdominal/waist pain

18 (1.5)

12 (1.6)

6 (1.2)

0.30

0.586

Vulvovaginitis

4 (0.3)

3 (0.4)

1 (0.2)

0.38

0.551