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. 2018 Mar 21;6(1):55–72. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00250

TABLE 3.

Cumulative Results From Pilot Introduction of DMPA-SC Across 4 Countries, 2014–2016

Burkina Faso Niger Senegal Uganda
No. of DMPA-SC doses administered 194,965 43,801 120,861 130,673
% of DMPA-SC doses administered to new users 25 42 24a 29
% of DMPA-SC doses administered to adolescent girls and young women
    <20 years old - 16 8a 12
    20–24 years old - 34 26a 32
    <25 years old - 50 34a 44
% of DMPA-SC doses administered to clients switching from:
    DMPA-IM 7
(8 public;
2 NGO)
- 13a 16
    Other modern methods besides DMPA-IM 17
(18 public;
9 NGO)
- 12a -
    Any modern method 24
(26 public;
11 NGO)
- 25a -
Proportion of DMPA-SC relative to DMPA-IM where offered in parallel
    At the community levelb - - 72 75
    At all levels 16 - 30 -
% of health facilities reporting a stock-out of DMPA-SC (highest reported) 67 70 <2 9

Abbreviations: DMPA-IM, intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; DMPA-SC, subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate.

- Data not available.

a

Senegal data derived from the sentinel sites.

b

DMPA-SC available only at the community level in Niger and Uganda.