Knowledge, confidence and social support: Kenyan women’s priority needs for contraceptive self-injection learning through a social cognitive theory lens
Our study highlights Kenyan women's desire for a contraceptive SI learning experience that imparts knowledge through comprehensive counseling and instills confidence through observational learning from healthcare providers and ample practice opportunities until the users feel ready to self-inject at home. By aligning with the WHO self-care guidelines and leveraging the social cognitive theory, client training programs can equip women to adopt SI confidently should they so choose.
Authors
- Janelli Vallin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3383-9868)
- Elizabeth A. Bukusi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2031-2808)
- Zachary Kwena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5117-5084)
- Louisa Ndunyu
- Lauren Suchman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3684-0314)
- Pauline Wekesa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9706-3979)
- Kelsey Holt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9093-4322)
- Serah Gitome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3371-4213)
- Jenny Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3929-0135)
- Sarah Okumu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8668-0048)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Maseno University (KE)
- University of Washington (US)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03801-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Malawi University of Science and Technology