TABLE 1.

Contraceptive Implant Acceptor Phone Survey Participants’ Demographic Characteristics by Context, Ghana

Publica(N=1,159)Outreach(N=1,073)
Age, years, mean (SD)29.6 (6.6)28.4 (6.2)
    18–29, %53.863.1
    30–39, %36.830.7
    40–49, %9.46.2
Marital status
    Never married, %21.419.5
    Married/cohabitating, %73.076.4
    Divorced/widowed, %5.64.2
Parity(n=1152)(n=1062)
    Mean (SD)2.3 (1.6)2.6 (1.6)
    0, %10.23.9
    1–2, %49.050.1
    3–4, %31.533.3
    5+, %9.412.7
Highest education(n=1072)
    None, %6.75.5
    Primary, %11.015.5
    Middle, %51.858.4
    High school, %21.715.9
    >High school, %8.94.7
Religion
    Christian, %92.393.6
    Muslim, %7.44.9
    Other/none, %0.31.5
Have health insurance, %64.742.6
Wealth quantiles(n=1155)(n=1073)
    Lowest, %16.323.9
    Second, %18.222.1
    Middle, %21.120.3
    Fourth, %22.418.0
    Highest, %22.015.8
Months since implant inserted
    Mean (SD)19.5 (10.8)14.5 (7.4)
    0–6, %4.912.6
    7–12, %34.046.3
    13–18, %19.413.4
    19–24, %18.722.4
    25–36, %18.94.9
    >36 months, %4.10.5
Implant typeb
    Jadelle, %61.986.3
    Implanon, %29.86.3
    Unknown, %8.37.4
  • Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation.

  • a Frequencies are unadjusted; percentages and means are adjusted for sampling weights.

  • b 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.