Table 2.

Pharmacist’s Knowledge About Emergency Contraception: Pre-Presentation

		Number (%) of respondents (N=64) with:
Question	Reference Answer	Correct Answer	Wrong Answer	No Answer
What percent of pregnancies in the US are unplanned?	“About half”.33	9 (14%)*	23 (35%)	32 (50%)
Is post-coital contraception more or less effective at preventing pregnancy than using condoms?	Less.4	36 (56%)	23 (36%)	5 (8%)
The main difference between Preven and Plan B is that:	Preven contains both an estrogen and a progestin. Plan B contains only a progestin.34	32 (50%)	12 (19%)	20 (31 %)
What is/are absolute contraindications for post-coital contraception?	pregnancy allergy to any of the constituents.4	5 (8%)**	32 (50%)	27 (42%)
Do you think that a woman who has EC at home will increase the likelihood that she will use EC if she has unprotected intercourse?	Yes.36	44 (69%)	6 (9%)	14 (22%)
Do you think that a woman who has EC at home is more likely to have unprotected intercourse than if she did not have EC at home?	No.35	8 (13%)	41 (64%)	15 (23%)
What percentage of Texas hospitals offer EC to rape survivors?	33%.36	17 (27%) †	47 (73%)	0 (0%)

^*(answers between 40-60% were considered correct)

^**(only answers correctly identifying both contraindications were considered correct)

^†(answers between 25-50% were considered correct)