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TABLE 4. Implant Discontinuation Rates Among Clients Receiving Implants From MSI in Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda, 2010.

Duration of Use	Discontinuation Rate
	Ethiopia^a	Sierra Leone^a	Uganda^b
	(N = 562)	(N = 433)	(N = 470)
3 months	0.4%	0.7%	2.7%
6 months	0.7%	3.0%	N/A
8 months	5.7%	6.2%	N/A

Abbreviations: MSI, Marie Stopes International; N/A, not applicable.

Data from Ethiopia and Sierra Leone were collected in April 2010 during retrospective follow-up studies on women who received implants in 2009 at mobile outreach sites.¹⁹

Data from Uganda were collected in a prospective cohort study among women receiving implants, IUDs, or tubal ligations between February and April 2010 at mobile outreach sites.⁴¹