Open AccessPharmacists' Knowledge and Perceptions of Emergency Contraceptive Pills in Soweto and the Johannesburg Central Business District, South Africa
Author(s) -
Kelly Blanchard,
Teresa N. Harrison,
Mosala Sello
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international family planning perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-4154
pISSN - 0190-3187
DOI - 10.1363/3117205
Subject(s) - emergency contraception , pill , medicine , family medicine , medical prescription , family planning , pharmacy , psychological intervention , pharmacist , government (linguistics) , population , nursing , environmental health , research methodology , linguistics , philosophy
In South Africa, emergency contraceptive pills are available directly from pharmacies without a prescription, yet few studies have assessed pharmacists' knowledge of and attitudes toward the medication.