TABLE 3.

Phone Survey Participant’s Reported Desire to Remove Contraceptive Implant, by Context, Ghana

Publica(N=1,159)Outreach(N=1,073)
%%
Report wanting removal31.821.5
Main reason for wanting removal/obtaining removal(n=373)(n=231)
    Other side effects/ health concerns37.749.4
    Bleeding side effects24.422.9
    Wanted children18.710.4
    Partner disapproved4.95.2
    Lost partner/partner away/infrequent sex3.52.6
    Other2.74.8
    Implant expired2.50.0
    Afraid of becoming infertile2.21.3
    Sexual side effects1.41.3
    Became pregnant1.11.3
    Too old/ menopause/ infecund0.70.4
    Don’t know0.20.4
  • a Frequencies are unadjusted; percentages and means are adjusted for sampling weights.