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A qualitative study of pharmacists’ views on offering chlamydia screening to women requesting emergency hormonal contraception
Author(s) -
Thomas G,
Humphris G,
Ozakinci G,
O’Brien K,
Roberts SA,
Hopkins M,
Brabin L
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02362.x
Subject(s) - emergency contraception , chlamydia , pharmacy , medicine , family medicine , hormonal contraception , qualitative research , ethnic group , gynecology , family planning , nursing , population , research methodology , social science , environmental health , sociology , anthropology , immunology
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.