Assessing Information and Counselling Provision for Medical Abortion Care in Pharmacies Versus Clinics: Secondary Analysis of Two Non‐Inferiority Cohort Studies
Clinician providers in our study asked more questions related to medical eligibility and provided more information about the abortion process than pharmacists; however, almost all pharmacists provided information about how to take the regimen and some information about what to expect during the process. Pharmacists were less likely than clinicians to provide the clients with warning signs for which to seek medical care. Pharmacy interventions, including training, client-facing information, and supportive policies, should be the focus of future research.
Authors
- Samuel Kojo Antobam
- Elisabeth Eckersberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2343-8692)
- Vonthanak Saphonn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5620-0517)
- Jamie Menzel
- Bunsoth Mao
- Caesar Agula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9022-7433)
- Erin Pearson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6056-1454)
- Ayaga A. Bawah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4864-4182)
- Nathalie Kapp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9602-3674)
- Patrick O. Asuming (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5010-3484)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Regional Maritime University (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Published
- 2025-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.18344
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00