Value of Service Statistics Data in Understanding the Patterns of Implants Use at the Sub National Level in Kenya

Hellen Sidha, Reproductive and Maternal Health Services Unit

This analysis shows the value of service statistics data in understanding the patterns of implants use at the county level that will contribute to the development of county specific interventions to promote increased uptake of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) methods including implants in Kenya. Since the 1990s when the implants program began in Kenya, there has been focused strategies by the government and development partners to promote access and uptake of implants in the country. The investments were followed by significant expansion in method mix, from short-term methods to greater use of LARC, with the uptake for implants increasing from 5% in 2008-09 to 19 % of the method mix in 2022 (KDHS,2022). The Government of Kenya is interested in understanding how implant use has changed over time and if trends from service statistics provide reliable signals on implant use at the county level in the years post-KDHS surveys.