Attitude of Pharmacists Towards the Provision and Use of Emergency Contraceptive Pills in Ogun State
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https://doi.org/10.46881/ajsn.v1i1.15Keywords:
Pharmacists’, Attitude, Emergency Contraceptive PillsAbstract
Pharmacists provision of Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECPs) could increase access if the right attitudes are employed. The objective of this study is to examine attitudes of pharmacists on the provision and dispensing of ECPs. A convenient consecutive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 200 Pharmacists in Ogun State, using a 17-item pretested questionnaire. Response rate was 88%(176 out of 200 questionnaires). Modal age group and gender were 30-39 years, 82(46.6%) and males 94 (53.4 %) respectively, 38.1% and 36.9% worked in hospitals and community pharmacies respectively. One hundred and forty-four (81.8%) and 77(43.8%) respondents provided and stocked ECPs respectively. Only 64(36.4%) respondents had private rooms for counselling, 128(72.7%) were counselled on ECPs, 79(44.9%) discussed long term contraceptives and 107(60.8%) believed that ECPs should not be placed over the counter. One hundred and twenty-one (68.8%) recommended that the awareness of ECP should be increased, 22(12.5) had literature on ECP to hand over to their clients. Forty-eight percent had positive attitude towards the provision of ECP and 18.8% of respondents made their demands for ECPs monthly. There was an extremely significant difference in response to attitude items (P<0.0001). Respondents had a fair positive attitude towards the provision of ECPs. Educational interventions are required to improve their perspectives about ECPs
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