A qualitative study of pharmacists' views on offering chlamydia screening to women requesting Emergency Hormonal Contraception.
This was a qualitative study to understand why pharmacists, asked to offer free chlamydia postal screening to Emergency Hormonal Contraception clients, had not offered screening to all eligible women. Twenty-six pharmacists completed exit interviews and 12 agreed to semi-structured in-depth interviews. Although pharmacists were keen to expand their services, they were reluctant to offer chlamydia screening to women who were married or in a long term relationship. To avoid offence they selected women based on age, education and ethnicity. The rationale for chlamydia screening in pharmacy-based EHC schemes is compromised if pharmacists do not offer screening comprehensively.
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Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D044363:Contraception, Postcoital / Q000523:psychology*; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016912:Levonorgestrel / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care
D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D016912:Levonorgestrel