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Table 1 Percentage of providers trained and implemented implant or IUD insertion, by intervention phase

From: Evaluation of immediate and sustained effects of transitioning quality long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) services to public sector health facilities in Ghana: a pre-post intervention study

 

Nurse

Midwife or higher position

Recent intervention

GHS support

Recent intervention

GHS support

T0 (N = 96)

T2 (N = 133)

T1 (N = 78)

T3 (N = 92)

T0 (N = 57)

T2 (N = 71)

T1 (N = 39)

T3 (N = 41)

Training

 Ever trained to insert IUD

NA

19.3

45.1**

43.6

46.3

 Ever trained to insert implant

71.9

91.7***

91.0

89.1

82.5

88.7

84.6

97.6

Implementation

 Ever inserted an IUD

NA

12.3

42.3***

28.2

39.0

 Ever removed an IUD

NA

24.6

43.7*

28.2

39.0

 Ever inserted an implant

92.7

99.3*

98.7

98.9

98.2

94.4

94.9

97.6

 Ever removed an implant

91.7

97.0

96.2

93.5

98.2

90.1

92.3

97.6

  1. NA: nurses are not allowed to insert or remove IUD in Ghana
  2. p-value * < 0.05; ** < 0.01; *** < 0.001