Scale-up of the DMPA-SC in Nigeria: Why policy matters [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2022 Background Injectable contraceptives have contributed substantially to Nigeria's rise in modern family planning methods usage. They are one of the most commonly used and preferred means of contraception among women in the country.
Oluwaseun Akinyemi +5 more
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Perspectives on DMPA-SC for self-injection among adolescents with unmet need for contraception in Malawi [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2023 IntroductionMalawi has made progress in expanding access to modern contraceptive methods over the last decade, including the introduction of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate subcutaneous (DMPA-SC) in 2018.
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Health care provider and client experiences of counselling on depot medroxyprogesterone acetate subcutaneous (DMPA-SC) for self-injection in Malawi. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 Since the introduction of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) in 2018, Malawi has achieved national coverage of trained providers in the public sector and steady increases in uptake of DMPA-SC.
Chelsey Porter Erlank +6 more
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Setbacks in the road to self-injection: a descriptive study of provider and mystery client reports on the DMPA-SC care-seeking experience in Nigeria [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's HealthThis mixed-methods study describes perspectives from health providers and simulated clients on initiation and continuation of DMPA-SC for self-injection in Nigeria.
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Feasibility and acceptability of DMPA-SC self-injection in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study [PDF]
Reproductive HealthBackground Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) in a prefilled auto-disabled subcutaneous injectable contraceptive (Uniject™) can be administered by community health workers and clients.
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Factors associated with the acceptability of self-injection training by clients receiving DMPA-SC services from community pharmacies and patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria [PDF]
BMC Women's HealthBackground The self-administration of the subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) has the potential to empower women and improve contraceptive use. Several studies have demonstrated the acceptability of the provider-administered DMPA-SC,
Toyin O. Akomolafe +7 more
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Determinants of DMPA-SC self-care/self-injectable contraceptive uptake among modern contraceptive users in Burkina Faso: findings from the 2021 demographic and health survey [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's HealthIntroductionThis study aimed to identify the determinants that influence the use of DMPA-SC/Sayana Press among women who use modern contraceptive methods in Burkina Faso.MethodsThis study used secondary data obtained from the 2021 Burkina Faso ...
Aristide Romaric Bado
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Lessons from the scale-up of provider-administered and self-injection of DMPA-SC in Nigeria: a landscape assessment [PDF]
BMC Women's HealthBackground Nigeria is the seventh-most populous country in the world. Its high fertility rate and unmet need for family planning contribute to the increasing population size.
Adewole A. Adefalu +9 more
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Influence of Movement Restriction During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Uptake of DMPA-SC and Other Injectable Contraceptive Methods in Nigeria [PDF]
Open Access Journal of ContraceptionAdewole Adebola Adefalu,1 Olufunke Abimbola Bankole,2 Funmilayo Olabode,2 Mojuba Bimbo Afolabi,2 Miranda Atare Buba,2 Victor Dafe,2 Mishael Nnanna Kalu,2 Emily Watkins3 1JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA; 2JSI Research & ...
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JMIR Research Protocols, 2023 BackgroundThe introduction of self-administered injectable contraception presents an opportunity to address the unmet need for family planning.
Colin Baynes +3 more
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