Continuation of self-injected versus provider-administered contraception in Senegal: a nonrandomized, prospective cohort study

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Authors

Jane Cover · Program for Appropriate Technology in Health

Jennifer Kidwell Drake · Program for Appropriate Technology in Health

Marėme Dia NDiaye · Ministère de la Santé Publique et Action Sociale

Abstract

Discontinuation of injectable contraception among women wishing to avoid pregnancy may increase unmet need in francophone West Africa. This study showed higher 12-month continuation rates for women who self-injected DMPA-SC, suggesting that this delivery method may improve injectable continuation.

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive Health and Contraception HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Contraception

Volume 99, Issue 2, pp. 137-141

DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.11.001

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