Determinants of Implanon Discontinuation among Women Who Use Implanon at Bahir Dar Town Health Institutions, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

Characteristics of study participants regarding counseling and other variables, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, December 2019.

Variables		Categories	Cases (n = 141), n (%)	Controls (n = 448), n (%)
Types of counseling provided		Individual counseling	70 (49.6%)	261 (62.4%)
		Mass counseling	20 (14.2%)	26 (6.2%)
		With partner	21 (14.9%)	109 (26.1%)
		No counseling	30 (21.3%)	22 (5.3%)
Counseling about	Advantage	Yes	85 (60.3%)	276 (66%)
		No	56 (39.7%)	142 (34%)
	Side effect	Yes	41 (29.1%)	205 (49%)
		No	100 (70.9%)	213 (51%)
	Effectiveness	Yes	48 (34%)	197 (47.1%)
		No	93 (66%)	221 (52.9%)
	When to insert and remove	Yes	73 (51.8%)	215 (51.4%)
		No	68 (48.2%	203 (48.6%)
Discussion with partner		Yes	75 (53.2%)	320 (76.6%)
		No	66 (46.8%)	98 (23.4%)
Who accompanied with you?		Husband	38 (27%)	137 (32.8%)
		Mother	4 (2.8%	14 (3.3%)
		Nobody	93 (66%)	258 (61.7%)
		Others	6 (4.3%)	9 (2.2%)
Who was a decision maker to use Implanon?		Wife	85 (60.3%)	259 (61.96%)
		Husband/partner	25 (17.7%)	64 (15.31%)
		Healthcare provider	31 (22%)	95 (22.73%)
Place of insertion		Health center	84 (59.6%)	217 (51.9%)
		Health post	7 (5%)	23 (5.5%)
		Hospital	30 (21.3%)	93 (22.2%)
		NGO and private clinic	20 (14.2%)	85 (20.3%)
Why did you use Implanon?	Low failure rate	No	82 (58.2%)	198 (47.4%)
		Yes	59 (41.8%)	220 (52.6%)
	Low follow-up	No	61 (41.3%)	144 (34.4%)
		Yes	80 (56.7%)	274 (65.6%)
	Less side effects	No	119 (84.4%)	279 (66.7%)
		Yes	22 (15.6%)	139 (33.3%)
	Lack of other methods	No	122 (86.5%	387 (92.6%)
		Yes	19 (13.5%)	31 (7.4%)
	Useful for a long period	No	64 (45.4%)	191 (45.7%)
		Yes	77 (54.6%)	227 (54.3%)
Experiencing a side effect		Yes	84 (59.6%)	139 (33.3%)
		No	57 (40.4%)	279 (66.7%)
What type of side effect?	Menstrual bleeding	Yes	56 (39.7%)	51 (12.2%)
		No	85 (60.3%)	367 (87.8%)
	Weight gain	Yes	17 (12.1%)	36 (8.6%)
		No	124 (87.9%)	382 (91.4%)
	Headache	Yes	32 (22.7%)	36 (8.6%)
		No	109 (77.3%)	382 (91.4%)
	Irritability/restlessness	Yes	30 (21.3%)	25 (6%)
		No	111 (78.7%)	393 (94%)
	Menstrual cycle stops	Yes	16 (11.3%)	47 (11.2%
		No	125 (88.7%)	371 (88.8%)
Follow-up after insertion		Yes	46 (32.6%)	115 (27.5%)
		No	95 (67.4%)	303 (72.5%)
Satisfied by healthcare provider		No	70 (49.6%)	170 (40.7%)
		Yes	72 (50.4%)	248 (59.3%)