Phone Survey Participants’ Reported Costs Associated With Contraceptive Implant Removal Services Reported by Respondents Who Removed Implant by Context, Ghana
| Publica(n=307) | Outreach(n=101) | |
|---|---|---|
| Reported incurring cost for removal services not associated with transportationb, % | 75.0 | 84.2 |
| Mean cost incurred, US$c (SD) | 3.2 (1.8) | 5.0 (1.9)d |
| Reported incurring cost for transportation, % | 70.6 | 55.5 |
| Mean cost incurred, US$c (SD) | 1.1 (0.7) | 1.1 (1.0) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
↵a Frequencies are unadjusted; percentages and means are adjusted for sampling weights.
↵b Costs includes fees for supplies, provider, and other facility-associated costs.
↵c Respondents reported costs in Ghana cedis. Costs were converted to US$ using the exchange rate at the time of analysis (21 US cents=1.00 Ghana cedi). Means calculated from women who reported incurring costs only.
↵d One respondent reported a cost of US$52.50, which was an extreme outlier. This response was removed from the analysis.