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Table 3 Reported disposal methods in Uganda and Malawi, among those who had disposed of at least one unit by the time of the interview

From: Adolescent and covert family planning users’ experiences self-injecting contraception in Uganda and Malawi: implications for waste disposal of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate

 

Returned to health worker

Latrine

Other

Uganda (n = 34)

 Adolescentsa

7

7

1 (sharps box at work)

 Adults

15

5

1 (neighbor’s house)

 Totala

22

12

2

Malawi (n = 23)

 Adolescents

6

8

0

 Adults

3

5

1 (buried in rubbish pit)

 Total

9

13

1

  1. aTwo adolescents disposed units in multiple ways (e.g., returned 1 to health worker and disposed 1 in latrine)
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