Characteristics of Contraceptive Implant Acceptor Exit Interview Participants, Ghana
| Interviewees(n=50) | |
|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 31.0 (7.0) |
| Marital status, % | |
| Never married | 30.0 |
| Married/cohabitating | 58.0 |
| Divorced/widowed | 12.0 |
| Parity, mean (SD) | 3.3 (1.8) (n=47) |
| Highest education, % | |
| None | 22.0 |
| Primary | 36.0 |
| Middle | 42.0 |
| Religion, % | |
| Christian | 92.0 |
| Muslim | 6.0 |
| Other/none | 2.0 |
| Have health insurance, % | 16.0 |
| Wealth quantiles, % | (n=49) |
| Lowest | 55.1 |
| Second | 28.6 |
| Middle | 12.2 |
| Fourth | 4.1 |
| Highest | 0.0 |
| Months since implant inserted, % | (n=48) |
| Mean (SD) | 51.4 (16.8) |
| ≤ 24 | 12.5 |
| 25–36 | 12.5 |
| 48 | 8.3 |
| 60+ | 66.6 |
| Implant typea, % | |
| Jadelle | 84.0 |
| Implanon | 4.0 |
| Unknown | 12.0 |
| Adopted contraceptive method after removal, % | 66.0 |
| Contraceptive method used, % | (n=33) |
| Intrauterine device | 3.0 |
| Implant | 93.9 |
| Female sterilization | 3.0 |
| Reasons for not adopting method, % | (n=16b) |
| Want to get pregnant | 25.0 |
| Side effects/health concerns | 12.6 |
| Partner disapproves | 31.3 |
| Inconvenient | 18.8 |
| Other/unspecified | 12.6 |
| Unmet need for family planning after removalc | 24.0 |
↵a Implant type determined by comparing participant responses to number of rods in their implant and the duration of protection. Response combinations that do not describe any available implant are categorized as unknown.
↵b One respondent did not provide a response to this question, thus the reduced sample size.
↵c Unmet need is defined as not adopting a contraceptive method after removal for all reasons other than desiring pregnancy, reporting no sexual activity, and reporting infecundity.