Phone Survey Participants’ Responses on Barriers to Contraceptive Implant Removal and Satisfaction With Services Among Women Who Attempted a Removal by Context, Ghana
| Publica(n=339) | Outreach(n=132) | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| Reason women reported they could not get a removal when they wanted tob | ||
| Provider counseled to continue using | 20.6 | 16.7 |
| Provider not available | 8.6 | 16.7 |
| Provider would not remove | 11.5 | 10.6 |
| Provider unable to remove despite trying | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| Implant not palpable | 4.4 | 13.5 |
| Problems at removal site on armc | (n=314) | (n=101) |
| Temporary pain at time of removal | 43.6 | 46.0 |
| Pain that lasted a few days | 43.6 | 54.1 |
| Scarring | 35.2 | 35.1 |
| Infection/swelling | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| Continue pain | 5.2 | 21.6 |
| Other unspecified | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| Ease of removal experience (among women who had a removal) | (n=314) | (n=101) |
| Very easy | 53.0 | 55.5 |
| Somewhat easy | 20.8 | 12.9 |
| Somewhat difficult | 17.4 | 16.8 |
| Very difficult | 8.8 | 14.9 |