Sometimes people's fears are based on rumors. Thus several reasons can combine to contribute to unmet need poor-quality services or methods lead to real health problems that, in turn, become the basis for exaggerated rumors, which are spread and believed by many people who have little direct knowledge of contraception. Women who have discontinued family planning. Other research supports such findings. In Jordan women in focus-group discussions spoke of modern contraception mainly in terms of their side effects and health risks.
Discontinuation often leads to unwanted pregnancies.
For example, in the Ghana study nearly half of the women who had discontinued use became pregnant within 32 months, and more than one-third of these pregnancies were unintended. Many use contraception despite these reservations, however, because they see it as preferable to becoming pregnant.