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Review
. 2013 Mar 21;1(1):11-7.
doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-12-00003. eCollection 2013 Mar.

Contraceptive implants: providing better choice to meet growing family planning demand

Roy Jacobstein  1 , Harriet Stanley  1
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Review

Contraceptive implants: providing better choice to meet growing family planning demand

Roy Jacobstein et al. Glob Health Sci Pract. .

Erratum in

  • Glob Health Sci Pract. 2013 Aug;1(2):285

Abstract

Contraceptive implants are extremely effective, long acting, and suitable for nearly all women-to delay, space, or limit pregnancies-and they are increasingly popular. Now, markedly reduced prices and innovative service delivery models using dedicated non-physician service providers offer a historic opportunity to help satisfy women's growing need for family planning.

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Increased Use of Implants in Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Rwanda, 2004–2011a a All data are for currently married women ages 15–49. b The 2005 Rwanda survey grouped use of implants with “other modern methods.” Data from the Demographic and Health Surveys.
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