Provision of injectable contraceptives in Ethiopia through community-based reproductive health agents
Ndola Prata, Amanuel Gessessew, Alice Cartwright & Ashley Fraser
Volume 89, Number 8, August 2011, 556-564
Table 4. Contraceptive methods discussed by provider with surveyed women due to receive injection of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and preferred point of service, by provider type, Ethiopia, 2008–2009
| Characteristic | 13 week questionnaire |
6 month questionnaire |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEW clients (%) |
CBRHA clients (%) |
P | HEW clients (%) |
CBRHA clients (%) |
P | ||
| (n = 398) | (n = 526) | (n = 286) | (n = 498) | ||||
| Other family planning methods discussed | |||||||
| Condoms | 25.9 | 26.8 | 0.76 | 25.4 | 34.1 | 0.01 | |
| OCP | 85.6 | 82.8 | 0.27 | 73.6 | 78.3 | 0.14 | |
| Implants | 51.1 | 42.5 | 0.01 | 64.8 | 54.1 | < 0.01 | |
| IUD | 7.0 | 10.6 | 0.06 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 0.44 | |
| Sterilization | 3.7 | 7.9 | 0.01 | 7.4 | 14.9 | < 0.01 | |
| Preferred point of service | |||||||
| Health post | 48.8 | 2.9 | < 0.01 | 43.4 | 2.4 | < 0.01 | |
| Client’s home | 47.4 | 85.7 | < 0.01 | 51.6 | 84.2 | < 0.01 | |
| CBRHA’s home | 3.8 | 11.4 | < 0.01 | 5.0 | 13.4 | < 0.01 | |
| Difficulty getting to clinic for family planning | 44.4 | 48.6 | 0.22 | 44.3 | 48.5 | 0.26 | |
CBRHA, community-based reproductive health agent; HEW, health extension workers; IUD, intrauterine device; OCP, oral contraceptive pill.