Cross-sectional assessment of government health center needs to implement long-acting reversible contraception services in rural Rwanda

Table 4 Open-ended questions about LARC service provision in n = 30 rural health centers, 2016

	N	%
Barriers to introduce or expand LARC services?
Need for nurse training	26	87
Low client acceptability^a	26	87
Need for more equipment	15	50
Cost barriers for uninsured	13	43
Need for CHW promotional training	7	23
Understaffing	4	13
None	1	3
Obstacles in implementing (C)FPC?
Improving male involvement	23	77
None	5	17
Cost barriers for uninsured	3	10
Client acceptability^a	2	7
Need for CHW training	2	7
Understaffing/wait times	2	7
Obtaining provider buy-in	1	3
Partners/funders that help provide family planning services?
Maternal child survival program (USAID)	9	30
Partners in health	1	3
Ministry of health	1	3
Global fund	1	3
None	18	60

LARC long-acting reversible contraceptive, FP family planning, IUD intra-uterine device, CHW community health worker
^aClient acceptability: myths/misconceptions/rumors, lack of awareness particularly among men, concerns about side-effects or adverse events, religious beliefs

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