Population Geography and Emergency Contraception Access in Louisiana.
adolescent medicine
emergency contraception
population geography
teen pregnancy
Journal
Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2226-4787
Titre abrégé: Pharmacy (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101678532
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
20 Nov 2020
20 Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
30
09
2020
revised:
04
11
2020
accepted:
19
11
2020
entrez:
25
11
2020
pubmed:
26
11
2020
medline:
26
11
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We assessed the same-day availability of oral emergency contraception (EC) in five Louisiana communities, and evaluated this data for relationships between availability and local population demographics. Researchers called all retail pharmacies in five municipalities of varying sizes in order to inquire about the same-day stockage of EC products and their availability to teens. Individual pharmacies were then geolocated to a census tract, and call data was analyzed against neighborhood census data regarding population size, income, gender, race, family structure, and educational level. A multivariable logistic regression model was performed to predict the same-day availability of emergency contraception. EC was available on the same day in 66% of all pharmacies. The same-day availability of EC decreased with the local population size (
Identifiants
pubmed: 33233848
pii: pharmacy8040224
doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8040224
pmc: PMC7712539
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : David and Lucille Packard Foundation Population and Reproductive Health Program
ID : 2015-62389, 2018-67794
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