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Table 7 Factors associated with the increase in volume of LARC dispensed at facilities between last quarter in 2019 and 2022

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

Variable

Odds ratio

95% CI

Type of health facility

 CHPS

(Ref.)

 

 Health center/hospital

0.368**

(0.185–0.733)

Current stage of intervention

 Recent Intervention

(Ref.)

 

 GHS support

0.192***

(0.100–0.370)

Endline facility characteristics

 Number of infection control equipment at facility

0.760

(0.565–1.022)

 Having provider(s) trained in implant and IUD

2.024*

(1.010–4.069)

 Having provider(s) knowledgeable in implant eligibility, safe insertion timing and duration, and side effects

2.173*

(1.139–4.148)

 Having provider(s) not imposing clinically incorrect age restrictions on implant service provision

1.913*

(1.005–3.642)

  1. p-value * < 0.05; ** < 0.01; *** < 0.001