The authors describe women’s experiences with subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) during a 12-month randomized controlled trial in Malawi. The results show that women reported a high satisfaction with DMPA-SC and were successfully trained by public sector community health workers and clinic-based providers to self-inject and to appropriately store and dispose of DMPA-SC. The lessons learned will inform training and communication materials to optimize DMPA-SC delivery and scale-up.
Women’s satisfaction, use, storage, and disposal of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) during a randomized trial
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Burke HM, Chen M, Buluzi M, Fuchs R, Wevill S, Venkatasubramanian L, Dal Santo L, Ngwira B
