Series K, Number 7
Injectables and Implants

CONTENTS

Home (Key Points)

New Implants Can Expand Access
Table 1. Comparing Implants
Table 2. Continuation Rates for New Implants
Table 3. Estimated Worldwide Use of Implants

Box: Which New Implant to Introduce?

Spotlight: From Norplant to Jadelle: Smooth Transition in a Dominican Republic Clinic

Preparing to Offer New Implants

Spotlight: Training Nurses Increases Implant Use in Ghana

Box: Information and Communication Technology Supports Implant Programs

Meeting Demand for New Implants Requires Supply and Access
Table 4. Key Resources for Program Managers and Providers of Implants

Bibliography

Credits

• Box: What Clients Should Know About Insertion and Removal
• INFO Reports: “Implants: Tools for Providers”

• Table 1: Comparing Implants
• Table 4: Key Resources for Program Managers and Providers of Implants

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Credits

This report was prepared by Deepa Ramchandran, MHS, and Ushma D. Upadhyay, PhD. Research assistance by Lauren Necochea, MPA. Edited by Ward Rinehart. Design by Mark Beisser, Francine Mueller, Linda Sadler, and Rafael Avila. Production by Monica Jiménez.

The INFO Project appreciates the assistance of the following reviewers: Maaike Addicks, Vivian Brache, Lee Claypool, Gloria Coe, Carmela Cordero, Juan Díaz, Laneta Dorflinger, Stephen Goldstein, Peter Hall, David Hubacher, Roy Jacobstein, Barbara Janowitz, Monica Jasis, Robert Lande, Enriquito Lu, Olav Meirik, J.T. Mutihir, Nuriye Ortayli, John Pile, Malcolm Potts, Frank Roijmans, Irving Sivin, John P. Skibiak, J. Joseph Speidel, Vidya Setty, Markus Steiner, John W. Townsend, and Mary Beth Weinberger.

Suggested citation: Ramchandran, D. and Upadhyay, U. D. “Implants: The Next Generation.” Population Reports, Series K, No. 7. Baltimore, INFO Project, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, October 2007.

Available online: http://www.populationreports.org/k7/

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