Table 3.
Beliefs of Surveyed Pharmacists: Pre- and Post- Presentation
| Question: | Number of pharmacists (N=64) who answered Pre-Presentation: | Number of pharmacists (N=57) who answered Post- Presentation: | P-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Would you be willing to provide an EC prescription written by a physician? | Yes | 45 (70%) | Yes | 48 (84%) | p = 0.08 | |
| No | 7 (11%) | No | 6 (11%) | |||
| No answer | 12 (19%) | No answer | 3 (5%) | |||
| 2. Would you be willing to provide EC over the counter? | Yes | 37 (58%) | Yes | 42 (74%) | p = 0.04 | |
| No | 14 (22%) | No | 12 (21 %) | |||
| No answer | 13 (20%) | No answer | 3 (5%) | |||
| 3. Do you consider EC to be a method of abortion? | Yes | 11 (17%) | Yes | 12 (21%) | p = 0.80 | |
| No | 47 (73%) | No | 41 (72%) | |||
| No answer | 6 (9%) | No answer | 4 (7%) | |||
| 4. Does Emergency Contraception conflict with your religious views? | Yes | 9 (14%) | Yes | 9 (16%) | p = 0.12 | |
| No | 45 (70%) | No | 46 (81 %) | |||
| No answer | 10 (16%) | No answer | 2 (4%) | |||
| 5. What is the most likely method of action of emergency contraception? | 25 (39%) | Believed that EC prevents ovulation or sperm from fertilizing an egg | ||||
| 22(34%) | Believed either that EC prevents implantation of an embryo or causes expulsion of an implanted embryo | |||||
| 17 (27%) | No answer | |||||
| 6. Would you provide EC to: | Yes | No | No Answer | |||
| a. a married woman | 41 (64%) | 7 (11%) | 16 (25%) | |||
| b. an unmarried woman | 41 (64%) | 8 (13%) | 15 (23% | |||
| c. rape victim | 47 (73%) | 1 (2%) | 16 (25%) | |||
| d. a woman under 18 | 35 (55%) | 12 (18%) | 17 (27%) | |||
| e. a woman with children | 41 (64%) | 7 (11%) | 16 (25%) | |||
| f. a woman without children | 41 (64%) | 6 (9%) | 17 (27%) | |||
Note: P-values reflect Post-Presentation answer compared to Pre-Presentation answers