Abstract
Background
Pharmacy access to emergency contraception (EC) could involve men in pregnancy prevention.
The objectives were to assess the availability and cost of EC.
Study Design
Male mystery shoppers visited 158 pharmacies in three neighborhoods in New York City.
They asked for EC and its cost and noted weekend hours.
Results
Twenty-two (73.3%) of 30 pharmacies created barriers to get EC. The cost of EC was
higher in the higher-socioeconomic status (SES) neighborhood (p<.001), and the higher-SES
neighborhood pharmacies had a greater number of weekend hours (p<.001).
Conclusions
Overall, males had a 20% probability of not being able to access EC. The national
dialogue should include males.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: June 27, 2014
Accepted:
June 18,
2014
Received in revised form:
June 16,
2014
Received:
January 28,
2014
Footnotes
☆Financial disclosures: None.
☆☆Contributors: Ben Mather, summer intern, supported pharmacy visits.
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