Makerere Researchers Advocate for Self-Injection to promote Contraceptive Agency

Researchers from Makerere University School of Public Health, through the “Innovation for Choice and Autonomy-ICAN study, have found out that Self-Injection has a potential to promote contraceptive agency among women and adolescents.

According to the study, self-injection has a potential to promote contraceptive agency by offering privacy, easing access barriers and by giving a sense of control.

“We have also found out that the women who may benefit most from self-injection need supportive solutions to address barriers related to training, access, storage and self-efficacy” reveals the findings.

The study was conducted among 241 women from Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda to identify insights into the potential benefits of self-injection for women’s contraceptive agency, and the realities that limit its potential.

The researchers learn that populations who may benefit most from self-injection include women and adolescents


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