Male access to emergency contraception in pharmacies: a mystery shopper survey
Bell, D.L.; Camacho, E.J.; Velasquez, A.B.
Contraception 90(4): 413-415
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1879-0518 PMID: 25081865 DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.06.032Document Number: 622577
Pharmacy access to emergency contraception (EC) could involve men in pregnancy prevention. The objectives were to assess the availability and cost of EC. Male mystery shoppers visited 158 pharmacies in three neighborhoods in New York City. They asked for EC and its cost and noted weekend hours. 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). Overall, males had a 20% probability of not being able to access EC. The national dialogue should include males.
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