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PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
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Liftoff: The Blossoming of Contraceptive Implant Use in Africa

Roy Jacobstein
Global Health: Science and Practice March 2018, 6(1):17-39; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00396
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    Marked Increases in Implant Use by Married Women, 2008–14 to 2015–17

    Abbreviations: DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; DRC/K, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa only; PMA2020, Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020.

    Data sources: For earlier year (middle survey), DHS surveys for each country; for later year (latest survey), most recent DHS or PMA2020 survey as of December 31, 2017, as indicated in Table 1. Left-hand and right-hand bars for each country correspond respectively to their middle- and upper-row values in Table 1, Column 3.

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    Implants Have Markedly Rising Share of Method Mix Among Married Women, 2003–2017

    Abbreviations: DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; DRC/K, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa only; PMA2020, Performance Monitoring and Accountability.

    Data sources: For 2003–07 and 2008–13, DHS surveys for each country; for 2015–17, most recent DHS or PMA2020 survey as of December 31, 2017, as indicated in Table 1.

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    Comparable Increases in Implant Use by Sexually Active Unmarried Women, 2008–14 to 2015–17

    Abbreviations: DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; DRC/K, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa only; PMA2020, Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020.

    Note: Niger's survey reports did not include data on specific method use by unmarried women, and thus are not included in this figure.

    Data sources: For earlier year (middle survey), DHS surveys for each country; for later year (latest survey), most recent DHS or PMA2020 survey as of December 31, 2017, as indicated in Table 1. Left-hand and right-hand bars for each country correspond to their middle- and upper-row values in Table 1, Column 6.

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    Injectables Share of Method Mix Plateauing or Falling Among Married Women, 2003–2017

    Abbreviations: DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; DRC/K, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa only; PMA2020, Performance Monitoring and Accountability.

    Data sources: For 2003–07 and 2008–13, DHS surveys for each country; for 2015–17, most recent DHS or PMA2020 survey, as of December 31, 2017, as indicated in Table 4.

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    IUD Use Low in All 12 Countries, With Recent Modest Gains, 2008–2017

    Abbreviations: DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; DRC/K, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa only; PMA2020, Performance Monitoring and Accountability.

    Data sources: For earlier year (middle survey), DHS surveys for each country; for later year (latest survey), most recent DHS or PMA2020 survey as of December 31, 2017. Left-hand and right-hand bars for each country correspond respectively to middle- and upper-row values in Table 4, Column 7. Data for married women only.

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    TABLE 1.

    Trends in the mCPR, Implant CPR, and Implant Share of Current Method Mix Among Married Women and Sexually Active Unmarried Women, 2003–2017

    Column 1Married WomenSexually Active Unmarried Women
    Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
    Country and Data SourcemCPRImplant CPRImplant Share of Method MixmCPRImplant CPRImplant Share of Method Mix
    Kenya PMA R5 201659.918.130.253.78.115.0
    Kenya DHS 2008-0939.41.94.845.11.22.7
    Kenya DHS 200331.51.75.444.32.04.5
    Burkina Faso PMA R4 201624.611.848.138.87.118.3
    Burkina Faso DHS 201015.03.422.758.72.33.9
    Burkina Faso DHS 20038.61.214.055.70.91.6
    Malawi DHS 2015–1658.111.519.843.25.813.4
    Malawi DHS 201042.21.33.146.30.91.9
    Malawi DHS 200428.10.51.824.30.00.0
    Zimbabwe DHS 201565.89.614.666.414.421.7
    Zimbabwe DHS 2010–1157.32.74.761.52.74.4
    Zimbabwe DHS 2005-0658.41.22.160.20.00.0
    Ethiopia PMA R5 201735.28.323.747.115.633.2
    Ethiopia DHS 201127.33.412.552.32.44.6
    Ethiopia DHS 200513.90.21.443.30.00.0
    Senegal DHS 201623.17.130.747.95.912.3
    Senegal DHS 2010–1112.11.19.125.63.112.4
    Senegal DHS 200510.30.65.843.30.65.8
    Uganda PMA R5 201733.97.120.845.54.08.7
    Uganda DHS 201126.02.710.444.32.45.4
    Uganda DHS 200617.90.31.746.90.00.0
    DRC/K PMA R5 201623.46.728.641.83.58.3
    DRC/K DHS 2013–1419.02.412.6NAbNAbNA
    DRC/K DHS 200714.1NAaNAaNAbNAbNA
    Tanzania DHS 2015–1632.06.720.945.87.716.8
    Tanzania DHS 201027.42.38.444.72.86.3
    Tanzania DHS 2004–0520.00.52.535.70.51.4
    Ghana PMA R5 201625.85.923.037.67.820.8
    Ghana DHS 200816.60.95.433.80.82.4
    Ghana DHS 200318.71.05.331.60.30.9
    Nigeria PMA R2 201716.13.018.834.90.82.2
    Nigeria DHS 20139.80.44.154.90.40.7
    Nigeria DHS 20089.70.00.042.40.10.2
    Niger PMA R1 201614.41.711.9NAbNAbNAb
    Niger DHS 201212.20.32.539.90.00.0
    Niger DHS 20065.0NAaNAaNAbNAbNAb
    • Abbreviations: CPR, contraceptive prevalence rate; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; DRC/K, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa only; mCPR, modern contraceptive prevalence rate; NA, not available; PMA, Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020; R, round.

    • Notes: Uppermost entry for each country, shown in boldface, is the latest available DHS survey report or PMA2020 Family Planning Brief as of December 31, 2017. Table ordered according to implant CPR for married women (Column 3). All data reported as percentages.

    • ↵a Implants included in “other modern methods” category.

    • ↵b Data not provided in survey report.

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    TABLE 2.

    Substantial and Generally Equitable Use of Implants in Almost All Sociodemographic Categories, Married Women, 7 Countries With Recent DHS Surveys

    Implant CPREthiopia DHS 2016Ghana DHS 2014Kenya DHS 2014Malawi DHS 2015–16Senegal DHS 2016Tanzania DHS 2015–16Zimbabwe DHS 2015
    All married women7.95.29.911.57.16.79.6
    Parity
    04.74.40.40.60.70.50.3
    1–210.54.010.813.36.77.68.3
    3–48.85.611.213.17.27.712.0
    5+5.66.68.99.710.86.512.6
    Age group, years
    15–194.96.15.45.12.42.73.6
    20–248.75.09.612.36.58.19.9
    24–299.87.212.917.26.19.29.6
    30–348.46.911.915.27.98.311.7
    35–398.44.110.410.09.86.610.8
    Residence
    Urban11.04.612.012.89.16.412.0
    Rural7.35.88.611.35.76.98.4
    Wealth quintile
    Lowest5.04.35.710.46.24.57.3
    Second7.73.310.110.57.26.88.6
    Middle8.76.69.811.78.67.89.0
    Fourth7.95.411.111.46.78.710.7
    Highest9.93.811.713.57.16.112.2
    • Abbreviations: CPR, contraceptive prevalence rate; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey.

    • Note: All data reported as percentages.

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    TABLE 3.

    Low Implant Use by Nulliparous Married Women, Substantial Use by Married Women With Children, 7 Countries With Recent DHS Surveys

    Country and Data SourceImplant CPR at Parity 0Range of Implant CPRs at Parity 1 and Higher
    Zimbabwe DHS 20150.38.3–12.6
    Kenya DHS 20140.48.9–11.2
    Tanzania DHS 2015–160.56.5–7.7
    Malawi DHS 2015–160.69.7–13.3
    Senegal DHS 20160.76.7–10.8
    Ghana DHS 20144.44.0–6.6
    Ethiopia DHS 20164.75.6–10.5
    • Abbreviations: CPR, contraceptive prevalence rate; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey.

    • Notes: Table ordered from lowest to highest Implant CPR at parity 0. All data reported as percentages.

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    TABLE 4.

    Method-Specific CPR and Share of Current Modern Method Mix for Implants, Injectables, IUDs, and Pills, Married Women, 2003–2017

    Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8
    Country and Data SourcemCPRImplant CPRImplant Share of Method MixInjectables CPRInjectables Share of Method MixIUD CPR/Share of Method MixPill CPR/Share of Method Mix
    Kenya PMA R5 201659.918.130.227.646.03.5/5.95.1/8.5
    Kenya DHS 2008–0939.41.94.821.654.81.6/4.17.2/18.3
    Kenya DHS 200331.51.75.414.345.42.4/7.67.5/23.8
    Burkina Faso PMA R4 201624.611.848.18.2b33.4b0.9/3.52.8/11.5
    Burkina Faso DHS 201015.03.422.76.241.30.3/2.03.2/21.3
    Burkina Faso DHS 20038.61.214.02.529.10.4/4.72.2/25.6
    Malawi DHS 2015–1658.111.519.830.051.61.1/1.92.4/4.1
    Malawi DHS 201042.21.33.125.861.10.3/0.72.5/5.9
    Malawi DHS 200428.10.51.818.025.60.1/0.42.0/7.1
    Zimbabwe DHS 201565.89.614.69.614.60.6/1.041.1/62.5
    Zimbabwe DHS 2010–1157.32.74.78.314.50.2/0.341.3/72.1
    Zimbabwe DHS 2005–0658.41.22.19.917.00.3/0.543.0/73.6
    Ethiopia PMA R5 201735.28.323.724.166.31.2/3.31.8/5.2
    Ethiopia DHS 201127.33.412.520.876.20.3/1.12.1/7.7
    Ethiopia DHS 200513.90.21.49.971.20.2/1.43.1/22.3
    Senegal DHS 201623.17.130.78.235.51.6/6.94.6/20.0
    Senegal DHS 2010–1112.11.19.15.243.00.6/5.04.1/33.9
    Senegal DHS 200510.30.65.83.231.10.5/4.93.6/35.0
    Uganda PMA R5 201733.97.120.817.6b51.9b0.9/2.62.7/8.1
    Uganda DHS 201126.02.710.414.154.20.5/1.92.9/11.2
    Uganda DHS 200617.90.31.710.257.00.2/1.12.9/16.2
    DRC/K PMA R5 201623.46.728.63.1b13.31.0/4.23.7/15.6
    DRC/K DHS 2013–1419.02.412.63.417.90.5/2.63.0/15.8
    DRC/K DHS 200714.1NAaNAa1.17.8NAa2.2/15.6
    Tanzania DHS 2015-1632.06.720.912.639.40.9/2.85.5/17.2
    Tanzania DHS 201027.42.38.410.638.70.6/2.26.7/24.5
    Tanzania DHS 2004-0520.00.52.58.341.50.2/1.05.9/29.5
    Ghana PMA R5 201625.85.923.08.432.60.5/2.04.5/17.5
    Ghana DHS 200816.60.95.46.237.30.2/1.24.7/28.3
    Ghana DHS 200318.71.05.35.428.90.9/4.85.5/29.4
    Nigeria PMA R2 201716.13.018.84.528.11.0/6.52.5/15.4
    Nigeria DHS 20139.80.44.13.232.71.1/11.21.8/18.4
    Nigeria DHS 20089.70.00.02.626.81.0/10.31.7/17.5
    Niger PMA R1 201614.41.711.95.034.90.4/2.96.8/47.0
    Niger DHS 201212.20.32.52.117.20.1/0.85.6/45.9
    Niger DHS 20065.0NAaNAa1.530.00.1/2.03.0/60.0
    • Abbreviations: CPR, contraceptive prevalence rate; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; DRC/K, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa only; DMPA, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; IUD, intrauterine device; mCPR, modern contraceptive prevalence rate; NA, not available; PMA, Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020; R, round.

    • Notes: Uppermost entry for each country is latest available DHS survey report or PMA2020 Family Planning Brief as of December 31, 2017. Table ordered according to implant CPR (Column 3). All data reported as percentages.

    • ↵a Included in “other modern methods” category.

    • ↵b Sum of the intramuscular DMPA injectable and the subcutaneous injectable Sayana Press.

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    TABLE 5.

    Comparison of Gains in mCPR and Method-Specific CPR for Implants, Injectables, IUDs, and Pills, Married Women, 2008–2017

    Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8Column 9Column 10Column 11
    Country and Data SourcemCPR (%)Total Gain in mCPR (pp)Implant CPR (%)Total Gain in Implant CPR (pp)Injectable CPR (%)Total Gain in Injectable CPR (pp)IUD CPR (%)Total Gain in IUD CPR (pp)Pill CPR (%)Total Gain in Pill CPR (pp)
    Kenya PMA R5 201659.920.518.116.227.66.03.51.95.1−2.1
    Kenya DHS 2008–0939.41.921.61.67.2
    Burkina Faso PMA R4 201624.69.611.88.48.2a2.00.90.62.8−0.4
    Burkina Faso DHS 201015.03.46.20.33.2
    Malawi DHS 2015-1658.115.911.510.230.04.21.10.82.4−0.1
    Malawi DHS 201042.21.325.80.32.5
    Zimbabwe DHS 201565.88.59.66.99.61.30.60.440.9−0.4
    Zimbabwe DHS 2010–1157.32.78.30.241.3
    Ethiopia PMA R5 201735.27.98.34.924.13.31.20.91.8−0.3
    Ethiopia DHS 201127.33.420.80.32.1
    Senegal DHS 201623.111.07.16.08.23.01.61.04.60.5
    Senegal DHS 2010–1112.11.15.20.64.1
    Uganda PMA R5 201733.97.97.14.417.6 a3.50.90.42.7−0.2
    Uganda DHS 201126.02.714.10.52.9
    DRC/K PMA R5 201623.44.46.74.33.1 a−0.31.00.53.70.7
    DRC/K DHS 2013–1419.02.43.40.53.0
    Tanzania DHS 2015–1632.04.66.74.412.62.00.90.35.5−1.2
    Tanzania DHS 201027.42.310.60.66.7
    Ghana PMA R5 201625.89.25.95.08.42.20.50.34.5−0.2
    Ghana DHS 200816.60.96.20.24.7
    Nigeria PMA R2 201716.16.33.02.64.51.31.0−0.12.50.7
    Nigeria DHS 20139.80.43.21.11.8
    Niger PMA R1 201614.42.21.71.45.02.90.40.36.81.2
    Niger DHS 201212.20.32.10.15.6
    • Abbreviations: CPR, contraceptive prevalence rate; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; DMPA, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; DRC/K, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa only; IUD, intrauterine device; PMA, Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020; pp, percentage point; R, round.

    • Note: Table ordered according to implant CPR (Column 4).

    • ↵a Sum of the intramuscular DMPA injectable and the subcutaneous injectable Sayana Press.

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    TABLE 6.

    Total and Average Annual Gains in mCPR, Implant CPR, and Implant Share of Method Mix Among Married Women in the 7 Countries With at Least 3 Surveys Between 2013–14 and 2016–17

    Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8
    Country and Data SourcemCPR (%)Total Gain in mCPR (pp), First to Latest SurveyAverage Annual Gain in mCPR (pp)Implant CPR (%)Total Gain in implant CPR (pp), First to Latest SurveyAverage Annual Gain in Implant CPR (pp)Implant's Share of Current Modern Method Mix (%)
    Kenya PMA R5 201659.96.53.2518.18.34.1530.2
    Kenya PMA R3 201558.813.823.4
    Kenya PMA R1 201453.49.818.3
    Burkina Faso PMA R4 201624.66.63.3011.83.61.8048.1
    Burkina Faso PMA R2 201520.17.939.5
    Burkina Faso PMA R1 201418.08.245.5
    DRC/K PMA R5 201623.44.91.636.75.11.7028.6
    DRC/K PMA R3 201520.43.718.2
    DRC/K PMA R1 201318.51.68.6
    Uganda PMA R5 201733.98.32.777.13.81.2720.8
    Uganda PMA R3 201530.04.916.4
    Uganda PMA R1 201425.63.312.8
    Senegal DHS 201623.12.81.407.12.31.1530.7
    Senegal DHS 201521.25.224.5
    Senegal DHS 201420.34.823.6
    Ghana PMA R5 201625.87.42.475.93.01.0022.9
    Ghana PMA R3 201421.43.717.4
    Ghana PMA R1 201318.42.915.8
    Ethiopia PMA R5 201735.21.40.478.32.90.9723.7
    Ethiopia PMA R3 201535.87.520.9
    Ethiopia PMA R1 201433.85.416.0
    • Abbreviations: CPR, contraceptive prevalence rate; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; DRC/K, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa only; mCPR, modern contraceptive prevalence rate; PMA, Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020; pp, percentage point; R, round.

    • Notes: Upper entries are latest surveys available online as of December 31, 2017. Table ordered according to average annual gain in implant CPR (Column 7).

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    APPENDIX TABLE.

    Rapid and Substantial Gains in Implant Use, Share of Method Mix, and Contribution to mCPR Gains, Married Women, All Countries With PMA2020 Family Planning Briefs Posted Online in January and February 2018

    Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8
    Country and Data SourcemCPR (%)Implant CPR (%)Implant Share of Method Mix (%)Injectable CPR (%)Injectable Share of Method Mix (%)mCPR Annual Gain, 2016 to 2017 (pp)Implant CPR Annual Gain, 2016 to 2017 (pp)
    DRC/K PMA R6 201726.710.137.95.2a19.5a3.33.4
    DRC/K PMA R5 201623.46.728.63.1a13.3a
    Ghana PMA R6 201727.48.430.77.828.51.62.5
    Ghana PMA R5 201625.85.923.08.432.6
    Niger PMA R2 201718.13.117.17.340.3a3.71.4
    Niger PMA R1 201614.41.711.95.034.9
    • Abbreviations: CPR, contraceptive prevalence rate; DMPA, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; DRC/K, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa only; mCPR, modern contraceptive prevalence rate; PMA, Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020; pp, percentage point; R, round.

    • ↵a Sum of the intramuscular DMPA injectable and the subcutaneous injectable Sayana Press.

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