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Table 1 M/N student self-assessment of CBD* experience

From: Feasibility and acceptability of using medical and nursing students to provide Implanon NXT at the community level in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Felt prepared after training to distribute contraceptives in community

N = 48 (%)

Very well prepared

42 (87.5)

Fairly well prepared

6 (12.5)

Not very well prepared

0 (0.0)

Not at all prepared

0 (0.0)

Adequacy of practice before working alone in community

N = 48 (%)

Fully adequate

27 (56.3)

Somewhat adequate

20 (41.7)

Not really adequate

1 (2.1)

Not at all adequate

0 (0.0)

How worried/anxious before inserting Implanon NXT for the first time

N = 48 (%)

Very anxious

6 (12.8)

Somewhat anxious

17 (36.2)

Not very anxious

8 (17.0)

Not anxious at all

16 (32.0)

Does not remember

1 (2.1)

Concerns about inserting Implanon NXT

N = 42 (%)

Hurting the woman

11 (26.2)

Improper disinfecting / poor preparation of insertion

10 (23.8)

Taking too long to do the insertion

3 (7.1)

Not advising woman about side effects

0 (0.0)

Other

22 (52.4)

Number of insertions until comfortable, mean (Standard Deviation)

3.1 (1.95)

Experienced stock-out of contraceptive supplies at least once

38 (80.9%)

Experience stock-out of Implanon NXT

n = 38 (%)

Often

14 (36.8)

Sometimes

9 (23.7)

Once

4 (10.5)

Never

11 (29.0)

Satisfaction with experience as a CBD

N = 48 (%)

Very satisfied

35 (74.5)

Somewhat satisfied

8 (17.0)

Somewhat unsatisfied

5 (8.5)

Very unsatisfied

0 (0.0)

Would encourage another medical or nursing student to become CBD

N = 48 (%)

Would strongly encourage

44 (91.5)

Would encourage

4 (8.5)

Would discourage

0 (0.0)

Would strongly discourage

0 (0.0)

  1. CBD Community-Based Distributors