Pharmacy Professionals’ Dispensing Practice, Knowledge, and Attitude towards Emergency Contraceptives in Gondar Town, Northwestern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Percentage distribution of respondents dispensing practice of ECs, Gondar, 2016.
Variables
Frequency (%)
Do you counsel all women when dispensing ECPs to them?
Yes
51 (85.0)
No
9 (15.0)
Do you counsel possible drug interactions with EHCs?
Yes
42 (70.0)
No
18 (30.0)
Do you counsel contraindications to EHCs?
Yes
47 (78.3)
No
13 (21.7)
Do you ask if the woman has any problems that might affect the absorption of EHC?
Yes
31 (51.7)
No
29 (48.3)
Do you counsel what to do if vomiting occurred after taking the pill?
Yes
44 (73.3)
No
16 (26.7)
Do you counsel how much and when to take ECs?
Yes
51 (85.0)
No
9 (15.0)
Do you counsel possible side effects of EHCs and what to do if they occur?
Yes
42 (70.0)
No
18 (30.0)
Do you counsel what to do if signs of ectopic pregnancy occur after taking ECPs? (if any severe lower abdominal pain occurs after taking this medicine)
Yes
39 (65.0)
No
21 (35.0)
Do you counsel about the use of continued contraception?
Yes
44 (73.3)
No
16 (26.7)
Do you counsel how/when to take ECs if the woman is breast feeding?
Yes
41 (68.3)
No
19 (31.7)
Do you counsel the effect of ECs on next period?
Yes
39 (65.0)
No
21 (35.0)
Do you counsel about the effect of ECs on sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?
Yes
41 (68.3)
No
19 (31.7)
Do you give special counseling for women with special needs (hearing/visual problems, mental health problem) while dispensing ECs to them?
