ArticleInternational journal of public health2020
Pharmacists as youth-friendly service providers: documenting condom and emergency contraception dispensing in Kenya.
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- Increasing young people's use of sexual and reproductive health services in government health facilities in rural Kenya.PloS one · 2026Article
- Co-design of a digital health intervention to provide pharmacy-based, person-centered contraceptive decision support for youth in Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Understanding the cost of pharmacy-delivered HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis service delivery in Kenya: findings from pilot studies.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Exploring opportunities to enhance the quality of pharmacy-based contraceptive service delivery for adolescents and young women in Kenya: a multimethod qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Pharmacies: an important source of contraception for some adolescents, but not a panacea for all.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Article
- Public Health Interventions Delivered by Pharmacy Professionals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Barriers to and strategies for early implementation of pharmacy-delivered HIV PrEP services in Kenya: An analysis of routine data.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Article
- An Assessment of Community Pharmacists' Competence and Involvement in Adolescent Sexuality Education and Reproductive Health Services.Innovations in pharmacy · 2023Article
- Differences in contraceptive prices between and within family planning outlets in urban and semiurban Nigeria: a prospective cohort study.AJOG global reports · 2022Article
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- Designing drug shops for young women in Tanzania: applying human-centred design to facilitate access to HIV self-testing and contraception.Health policy and planning · 2021Article
- Willingness to Test for HIV and Initiate Post-exposure Prophylaxis Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Seeking Emergency Contraceptive Pills in Pharmacies in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya: A Longitudinal Study.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThis Kenya-based study ascertained whether pharmacies were an untapped source of 'youth-friendly' health services by determining (1) whether young people (aged 18-24) could successfully obtain condoms and emergency contraception (ECP); (2) whether contraceptives were dispensed according to national guidelines; and (3) how young people felt about obtaining ECP and condoms from pharmacy personnel.
methodsThis study used several methods to capture and cross-check purchasing experiences as reported by young people with those of dispensing pharmacy personnel. These included: focus group discussions; in-depth interviews; key informant interviews; and mystery shoppers.
resultsWhen in stock, young people were successfully able to obtain ECP and condoms from pharmacies. Counselling was sporadic: when it happened, it was not always accurate. Despite a lack of counselling, young people reported being satisfied with the quick, transactional interaction with pharmacy personnel.
conclusionsThe brief, transactional interactions between pharmacy personnel and young clients appear to be 'youth-friendly enough'. While there is room to strengthen the services provided (improving both accuracy and scope), this should be done in a manner that does not fundamentally alter the current interaction.
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