Safety, Quality, and Acceptability of Contraceptive Subdermal Implant Provision by Community Health Extension Workers Versus Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria: Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental, Noninferiority Study

Kate Reiss   ^{1, 2} , MSc ;   Suzanne Penfold   ² , PhD ;   Olalere Alabi   ³ , MPH ;   Moazzam Ali   ⁴ , PhD ;   Kristen Hopkins   ⁵ , MSc ;   Thoai Dinh Ngo   ⁶ , PhD ;   Kingsley Odogwu   ³ , FWACS (O&G) ;   Megan Douthwaite   ² , MSc ;   Onoriode Ezire   ⁷ , MSc ;   Uko Udoh   ⁸ , PhD ;   Effiom Effiom   ³ , MBA ;   Erik S Munroe   ² , MHS

¹ Department of Population Health, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

² Evidence to Action Team, Technical Services Department, Marie Stopes International, London, United Kingdom

³ Marie Stopes Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

⁴ Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

⁵ Independent Consultant, London, United Kingdom

⁶ Poverty, Gender and Youth Programme, Population Council, New York, NY, United States

⁷ Palladium Group, Abuja, Nigeria

⁸ Department of Health Planning, Research and Statistics, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria