The availability of contraceptive methods in Turkish pharmacies and the status of pharmacies and pharmacists as providers of contraception

dc.authorid Reis, AlessanRSS/0000-0001-8486-7469
dc.authorid BOZDOGAN, Berk/0000-0001-6974-9333
dc.authorscopusid 22234916200
dc.authorscopusid 57217028902
dc.authorscopusid 57217029322
dc.authorscopusid 57218998356
dc.contributor.author Ozaydin, Ayse Nilufer
dc.contributor.author Bozdogan, Berk
dc.contributor.author Kici, Nergis
dc.contributor.author Ozaydin, Fuat Nihat
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-25T12:30:54Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-25T12:30:54Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.department Okan University en_US
dc.department-temp [Ozaydin, Ayse Nilufer] Marmara Univ, Sch Med, Dept Publ Hlth, Basibuyuk Campu,Basibuyuk Mah Maltepe Basibuyuk, TR-34854 Istanbul, Turkey; [Bozdogan, Berk; Kici, Nergis] Marmara Univ, Sch Med, Istanbul, Turkey; [Ozaydin, Fuat Nihat] Istanbul Okan Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol, Istanbul, Turkey en_US
dc.description Reis, AlessanRSS/0000-0001-8486-7469; BOZDOGAN, Berk/0000-0001-6974-9333 en_US
dc.description.abstract Objectives We aimed to assess pharmacists' contraceptive knowledge and evaluate the contraceptives requested and sold in pharmacies. Methods A descriptive study was carried out in October 2016 in cooperation with the Chamber of Pharmacists of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Data were collected by questionnaire, and pharmacists' total knowledge scores were calculated. Results The study comprised 101 participants, 86.1% of whom were women. Combined oral contraceptives were the most requested (97.0%) and supplied (94.1%) contraceptive method. The mean total knowledge score of pharmacists was 51.6 +/- 12.9 (median 54.0, range 14.0-72.0). Among pharmacists, 51.5% said they had never received any training about contraception. Conclusion The results showed that pharmacists providing contraceptive counselling services need continuing in-service training. The current regulations on the duties and responsibilities of pharmacists in Turkey involve the provision of counselling about medication use. Effective training is suggested to provide better quality services in family planning/reproductive health care. en_US
dc.identifier.citationcount 1
dc.identifier.doi 10.1080/13625187.2020.1806999
dc.identifier.endpage 433 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1362-5187
dc.identifier.issn 1473-0782
dc.identifier.issue 6 en_US
dc.identifier.pmid 32915090
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85090973274
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q2
dc.identifier.startpage 427 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1080/13625187.2020.1806999
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/2214
dc.identifier.volume 25 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000568904100001
dc.identifier.wosquality Q4
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
dc.scopus.citedbyCount 2
dc.subject Counselling en_US
dc.subject family planning methods en_US
dc.subject fertility regulation en_US
dc.subject knowledge en_US
dc.subject pharmacist en_US
dc.title The availability of contraceptive methods in Turkish pharmacies and the status of pharmacies and pharmacists as providers of contraception en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.wos.citedbyCount 1

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