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ArticleSexually transmitted infections2021

Utilisation of pharmacy-based sexual and reproductive health services: a quantitative retrospective study.

Julia Gauly, Helen Atherton, Peter K Kimani, Jonathan Ross

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Article in Sexually transmitted infections, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Julia GaulyWarwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK J.Gauly@warwick.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-7835-0882
Helen AthertonWarwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Peter K KimaniWarwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Jonathan RossWhittall Street Clinic, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
University of Warwick · GBWhittier Street Health Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo explore the utilisation of pharmacy-based sexual and reproductive health services (SRHS) in order to optimise delivery and identify barriers to access.

methodsThe health provider Umbrella offers six SRHS from over 120 pharmacies in Birmingham (England). In this retrospective study, data collected between August 2015 and August 2018 were used to analyse uptake, user characteristics and attendance patterns according to day of the week.

resultsA total of 60 498 requests for a pharmacy service were included in the analysis. Emergency contraception (50.4%), condoms (33.1%) and STI self-sampling kits (9.6%) accounted for more than 90% of all requests. A lower uptake of services was observed for the contraceptive injection (0.6%), oral contraception (5.4%) and chlamydia treatment (1.0%). Services were most likely to be requested by those self-identifying as female (85.6%), and those aged 16-24 years (53.8%). Based on available ethnicity data (n=54 668), most requests for a service were made by White/White British individuals (43.4%) and Asian/Asian British people (23.1%). The largest number of services were delivered on Mondays (20.9%) and the lowest on Sundays (5.0%). A high proportion of requests for services on Saturdays (57.0%), Sundays (67.6%) and Mondays (54.4%) were made by females presenting for emergency contraception.

conclusionThe evaluation of healthcare utilisation is important to help refine and optimise the delivery of services. However, information relating to pharmacy-based SRHS is scarce and often limited to a single type of service provision. Overall, a wide range of pharmacy-based services were accessed by a diverse range of people, suggesting that pharmacies are a suitable provider of many SRHS. However, the routinely collected data analysed in the study had several limitations restricting the analysis. Sexual health providers should ensure they collect data which are as comprehensive as is possible in order to help understand the utilisation of services.

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