Jennifer E Lansford, Kenneth A Dodge, Gregory S Pettit, John E Bates
A Public Health Perspective on School Dropout and Adult Outcomes: A Prospective Study of Risk and Protective Factors From Age 5 to 27 Years
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
sexual reproductive health rights srhr promoted globally yet sexual reproductive health srh interventions seldom evaluated perspective service users service providers little known whether various target groups including general women practicing srh related selfcare practices study explored srh selfcare practices facilitators barriers adoption srh selfcare among reproductiveage women nepal descriptive qualitative study conducted indepth interviews june 2022 ten married women reproductive age service users four srhr service providers program managers health service providers nepal thematic analysis conducted data analysis found commonly practiced selfcare practices selfadministration contraceptives selfmanagement pain selfmonitoring pregnancy selfawareness seeking medical abortions teleabortion selfmedication preexposure prophylaxis hiv selftesting hiv pregnancy multilevel barriers srh selfcare poor knowledge perceived lack need srh selfcare limited access negative behaviors service providers programrelated barriers included lack evidence limited financial resources lack accountability limited knowledge skills among service providers srh selfcare measures peer support increasing number service sites access use digital health tools emerged facilitators srh selfcare findings study suggest addressing barriers poor knowledge limited access negative attitudes leveraging facilitators peer support digital tools essential promoting enabling effective srh selfcare among women populationwide awareness programs supplemented increasing service sites essential increasing srh selfcare practices