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Turkish pharmacists' counseling practices and attitudes regarding emergency contraceptive pills

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dc.contributor.authorRABUŞ, ŞULE
dc.contributor.authorsApikoglu-Rabus, Sule; Clark, Philip Martin; Izzettin, Fikret V.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-12T18:06:11Z
dc.date.available2022-03-12T18:06:11Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractObjective The aim of this study is to assess Turkish pharmacists' counseling practices and attitudes regarding emergency contraception pills (ECPs). Setting This cross-sectional observational study was conducted via a web-based survey in Turkey. Methods Pharmacists registered at a professional web site (n = 822) were invited to fill in the study questionnaire; 624 questionnaires were completed and further analyzed. Pharmacists who agreed to participate in the study completed the questionnaire which was structured to elicit their demography, professional experience, counseling practices and attitudes regarding ECP. Attitudes were measured by 18 items under four domains: reproductive health; information and availability; risk behavior and regulatory restrictions. The answer choices consisted of five items as: totally agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree and totally disagree. Main outcome Measures The rate of counseling on various aspects of the ECPs and the rate of negative/positive attitudes. Results The aspects most frequently counseled on by the pharmacists were dosage, timeframes, efficacy and pregnancy testing. Less frequently counseled aspects were mechanism of action, methods of contraception and side-effects. In general, the pharmacists displayed positive attitudes towards all domains of the survey; while they were negative to the items suggesting that ECP should be sold only to women and only on prescription. Another interesting finding is that 58 % of the pharmacists agreed with the item suggesting limiting the ECP sales to those over 18 years of age. Conclusions Our results showed that the pharmacists served the clients in need of emergency contraception more frequently than the other health-care providers and in general had favorable attitudes towards ECP. Some aspects of their counseling practices need to be improved. This can be accomplished through continuous education programs that would equip them with the competence to provide counseling on emergency contraception which will in turn help prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce abortion rates.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11096-012-9647-x
dc.identifier.issn2210-7703
dc.identifier.pubmed22527484
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/230855
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000306592600013
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSPRINGER
dc.relation.ispartofINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectAttitude
dc.subjectCounseling
dc.subjectEmergency contraception pill
dc.subjectNon-prescription
dc.subjectPharmacist
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectOVER-THE-COUNTER
dc.subjectRANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL
dc.subjectHEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectYUZPE REGIMEN
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectTURKEY
dc.subjectACCESS
dc.titleTurkish pharmacists' counseling practices and attitudes regarding emergency contraceptive pills
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oaire.citation.issue4
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oaire.citation.titleINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
oaire.citation.volume34
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