Type of Facilities Visited by Clients Seeking Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Method Removal and Reported Reason for Removal, Nampula and Sofala Provinces, Mozambique, December 2018–May 2019
Nampula (n=336) No. (%) | Sofala (n=459) No. (%) | Total (N=795) No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facility category | |||
| Provincial hospital | 32 (9.5) | 29 (6.3) | 61 (7.7) |
| District hospital | 35 (10.4) | 114 (24.8) | 149 (18.7) |
| Urban health center | 227 (67.6) | 247 (53.8) | 474 (59.6) |
| Rural health center | 42 (12.5) | 69 (15.0) | 111 (14.2) |
| Reason for removala,b | |||
| On schedule/expired | 92 (28.2) | 136 (30.5) | 228 (29.5) |
| Side effectsc | 96 (29.4) | 103 (23.1) | 199 (25.8) |
| Desire to be pregnant | 58 (17.8) | 119 (26.7) | 177 (22.9) |
| Switch method | 29 (8.9) | 32 (7.2) | 61 (7.9) |
| Other adverse eventsd | 32 (9.8) | 11 (2.5) | 43 (5.6) |
| Family oppositione | 6 (1.8) | 19 (4.3) | 25 (3.2) |
| Method failure | 5 (1.5) | 8 (1.8) | 13 (1.7) |
| Others | 8 (2.5) | 18 (4.0) | 26 (3.4) |
↵a N=772. When multiple responses were given, only the first reason was recorded.
b Missing information: Nampula: Reason for Removal=10; Sofala: Reason for Removal=13.
↵c Vaginal bleeding, vaginal discharge, headache, or weight gain or loss.
↵d Arm discomfort/pain or back pain.
↵e Husband/in-law opposition or mother opposition.