Access to contraceptive implant removal in Ghana

This mixed-method study was conducted with contraceptive implant acceptors and providers in Ashanti and Eastern Regions with public-sector Ghana Health Services facilities and Central and Western regions with mobile outreach services by Marie Stopes International Ghana. A cross-sectional phone survey was conducted with 1159 women in public regions and 1073 women in outreach regions and an in-person exit survey was conducted with 50 women receiving implant removal services. In-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted with 20 implant acceptors and with 15 family planning providers in all regions. Data from IDIs are not included in this dataverse. This work is made possible by a grant from the Gates Foundation and the generous support of the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provided to FHI 360 through Cooperative Agreement AID-OAA-A-15-00045. Partners on this work include Ghana Health Services/Family Health Division, Population Council of Ghana, Marie Stopes International Ghana.