Table 3.
Contraceptive related characteristics of study participants in Debre Tabor town public health facilities, northwest Ethiopia, August 2016 (n = 449).
| Variables | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Ever used contraceptive before Implanon | ||
| Yes | 374 | 83.3 |
| No | 75 | 16.7 |
| Type of contraceptive used before Implanon | ||
| OCP | 88 | 23.5 |
| Injectable | 221 | 59.1 |
| OCP and injectable | 60 | 16 |
| Others∗ | 5 | 1.4 |
| Place of insertion of Implanon | ||
| Hospital | 119 | 26.5 |
| Health center | 271 | 60.4 |
| Health post | 59 | 13.1 |
| Counseling for benefit of Implanon | ||
| Yes | 280 | 62.4 |
| No | 169 | 37.6 |
| Who choose Implanon | ||
| Own choice | 269 | 59.9 |
| Health professional | 130 | 29 |
| Health extension | 27 | 6 |
| Others∗∗ | 23 | 5 |
| Counseling about Implanon side effects | ||
| Yes | 143 | 31.8 |
| No | 306 | 68.2 |
| Follow-up | ||
| Yes | 209 | 46.5 |
| No | 240 | 53.5 |
| Removal due to side effect | ||
| Yes | 264 | 71 |
| No | 108 | 29 |
| Nonside effect removal reasons | ||
| Desire for pregnancy | 61 | 16.4 |
| Husband objection | 34 | 9.2 |
| Divorce | 8 | 2 |
| Husband go abroad | 5 | 1.4 |
∗ = IUCD, Jadelle, and Implanon; ∗∗ = husband and neighbor.