Exploring Women's Perspectives on Oral Contraceptives: The Role of Pharmacists in Shaping Attitudes and Accessibility

Objective: Over the past two decades, oral contraceptives have emerged as the predominant choice for contraception globally. This study explores women’s knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding oral contraceptives and the pharmacist’s possible role. Material and Method: From November 2020 to Ja...

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Main Authors: Pınar Nur Demirci, Muhammed Atak, Muhammed Yunus Bektay
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Language:English
Published: Hitit University 2023-10-01
Series:Hitit Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3341784
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author Pınar Nur Demirci
Muhammed Atak
Muhammed Yunus Bektay
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description Objective: Over the past two decades, oral contraceptives have emerged as the predominant choice for contraception globally. This study explores women’s knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding oral contraceptives and the pharmacist’s possible role. Material and Method: From November 2020 to January 2021, we conducted a cross-sectional observational study in Turkey. To assess the women’s knowledge attitudes and knowledge level about oral contraceptives, we developed an online questionnaire utilizing Google Forms. The data were gathered through an exponential non-discriminative snowball sampling method. The reliability of the questionnaire was measured by Cronbach α value. The data obtained from the participants were statistically analyzed using principal component factor analysis and chi-square test. Results: This study involved 140 participants, with a mean age of 32.31±14.21. Most participants (77, 55%) reported being single. Among the participants, a notable majority (93, 66.4%) were not utilizing any contraceptive methods, and a statistically significant discrepancy was observed between the married and single women (p
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spelling doaj.art-8180ec9592bf42d198b28bc7d19540662024-04-05T08:04:17ZengHitit UniversityHitit Medical Journal2687-47172023-10-015319520110.52827/hititmedj.1345245150Exploring Women's Perspectives on Oral Contraceptives: The Role of Pharmacists in Shaping Attitudes and AccessibilityPınar Nur DemirciMuhammed Atak0Muhammed Yunus Bektay1ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINEBEZM-İ ÂLEM VAKIF ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ECZACILIK FAKÜLTESİObjective: Over the past two decades, oral contraceptives have emerged as the predominant choice for contraception globally. This study explores women’s knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding oral contraceptives and the pharmacist’s possible role. Material and Method: From November 2020 to January 2021, we conducted a cross-sectional observational study in Turkey. To assess the women’s knowledge attitudes and knowledge level about oral contraceptives, we developed an online questionnaire utilizing Google Forms. The data were gathered through an exponential non-discriminative snowball sampling method. The reliability of the questionnaire was measured by Cronbach α value. The data obtained from the participants were statistically analyzed using principal component factor analysis and chi-square test. Results: This study involved 140 participants, with a mean age of 32.31±14.21. Most participants (77, 55%) reported being single. Among the participants, a notable majority (93, 66.4%) were not utilizing any contraceptive methods, and a statistically significant discrepancy was observed between the married and single women (phttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3341784contraceptionfamily planningoral contraceptivesclinical pharmacykontraseptif yöntemleraile planlamasıoral kontraseptifklinik eczacılık
spellingShingle Pınar Nur Demirci
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Exploring Women's Perspectives on Oral Contraceptives: The Role of Pharmacists in Shaping Attitudes and Accessibility
Hitit Medical Journal
contraception
family planning
oral contraceptives
clinical pharmacy
kontraseptif yöntemler
aile planlaması
oral kontraseptif
klinik eczacılık
title Exploring Women's Perspectives on Oral Contraceptives: The Role of Pharmacists in Shaping Attitudes and Accessibility
title_full Exploring Women's Perspectives on Oral Contraceptives: The Role of Pharmacists in Shaping Attitudes and Accessibility
title_fullStr Exploring Women's Perspectives on Oral Contraceptives: The Role of Pharmacists in Shaping Attitudes and Accessibility
title_full_unstemmed Exploring Women's Perspectives on Oral Contraceptives: The Role of Pharmacists in Shaping Attitudes and Accessibility
title_short Exploring Women's Perspectives on Oral Contraceptives: The Role of Pharmacists in Shaping Attitudes and Accessibility
title_sort exploring women s perspectives on oral contraceptives the role of pharmacists in shaping attitudes and accessibility
topic contraception
family planning
oral contraceptives
clinical pharmacy
kontraseptif yöntemler
aile planlaması
oral kontraseptif
klinik eczacılık
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3341784
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