Barriers and Facilitators to Expanding User-Administered Injectable Contraceptives in the United States
Our data among experts in contraceptive care highlight that awareness is associated by professional- and institutional-level factors and barriers between awareness of subcutaneous DMPA for user administration and provision that are primarily institutional and systemic. Facilitators for awareness and provision of subcutaneous DMPA for self-administration span multiple domains, including professional's perceived patient barriers, professional demographics, institutional challenges, and government policies.
Authors
- Jennifer Karlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8065-5709)
- An-Lin Cheng
- Laura Creason
- Chase Clark
Institutions
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- O&G Open
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/og9.0000000000000141
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00