A longitudinal study examining how self-injection social norms are associated with contraceptive self-injectable interest and use in rural Uganda
The Self-injection Social Norms Scale is a new 4-item measure that can be used by researchers and program implementors. Our finding that social norms related to self-injection are associated with women's interest in, and subsequent use of, self-injectable contraception suggest that promoting supportive social norms around self-injection shows potential as one strategy to enhance programmatic work aimed at bolstering women's ability to choose this method if it aligns with their preferences.
Authors
- Betty Kyobe
- Beth Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7467-0494)
- Erica Sedlander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5128-669X)
- Sneha Challa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5220-6834)
- Agnes Kayego
- Catherine Birabwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2916-9275)
- Dinah Amongin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1420-005X)
- Peter Waiswa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9868-0515)
- Kelsey Holt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9093-4322)
- Ronald Wasswa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1251-2460)
- Nitya Turaga
- Sylvie Nano
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Makerere University (UG)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03878-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation