Table 2.
Proportion of women of reproductive age 15–49 years who discontinued implants early at a National Referral Hospital (n = 207)
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Early discontinuation of implants (n = 207) | ||
| Yes | 87 | 42.0 |
| No | 120 | 58.0 |
| Early discontinuation of implanon NXT (n = 145) | ||
| Yes | 64 | 44.1 |
| No | 81 | 55.9 |
| Early discontinuation of Jadelle (n = 62) | ||
| Yes | 23 | 37.1 |
| No | 39 | 62.9 |
| Min. duration of use (1 month) | 9 | 4.3 |
| Min. duration of use (60 months) | 8 | 3.9 |
| Median duration of use | 19 | |
| Early removal due to desire to conceive (n = 63) | ||
| Yes | 63 | 100 |
| No | 0 | 0 |
| Early removal due to switching to another method (n = 12) | ||
| Yes | 12 | 100 |
| No | 0 | 0 |