An implementation project to expand access to self-administered depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the implementation and results of a proactive patient outreach project to offer self-administered, depot medroxyprogesterone (DMPA) subcutaneous (SC) to interested patients at a California safety-net clinic following expanded state Medicaid coverage.

Study design

We contacted non-pregnant patients at an urban, safety-net hospital-based primary care clinic who had been prescribed DMPA intramuscular (IM) in the past year to gauge interest in self-administered DMPA-SC. Interested patients received a prescription for DMPA-SC and a telehealth appointment with a clinic provider to learn self-injection. We recorded patient interest in DMPA-SC, completed appointments, and completed first injections. We conducted initial outreach in May, 2020 and recorded appoin

SUBMITTER: Katz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7486600 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature