Chlamydia screening interventions from community pharmacies: a systematic review
Autor: | Folasade E Afuwape, Xuan Li Yow, Rhonda Clifford, Bessie Wong, Claire Anderson, Sajni Gudka |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Gonorrhea Population Psychological intervention Pharmacy urologic and male genital diseases medicine.disease_cause Genital warts Young Adult Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine Humans Mass Screening education Pharmacies Gynecology education.field_of_study Chlamydia business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Chlamydia Infections Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Infectious Diseases Family medicine Female Chlamydia trachomatis business |
Zdroj: | Sexual Health. 10:229 |
ISSN: | 1448-5028 |
Popis: | Background Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) is the most commonly notified sexually transmissible infection in Australia. Increasing the number of people aged 16–25 years being tested for chlamydia has become a key objective. The strategy recommends that chlamydia screening sites should be easy to access. Community pharmacies are conveniently located and easily accessible. This review aimed to determine the different types of pharmacy-based chlamydia screening interventions, describe their uptake rates, and understand issues around the acceptability of and barriers to testing. Methods: Seven electronic databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles published up to 30 October 2011 for studies that reported chlamydia screening interventions from community pharmacies, or had qualitative evidence on acceptability or barriers linked with interventions. Results: Of the 163 publications identified, 12 met the inclusion criteria. Nine reported chlamydia screening interventions in a pharmacy setting, whereas three focussed on perspectives on chlamydia screening. Pharmacists could offer a chlamydia test to consumers attending the pharmacy for a sexual health-related consultation, or consumers could request a chlamydia test as part of a population-based intervention. Participating consumers said pharmacies were accessible and convenient, and pharmacists were competent when offering a chlamydia test. Pharmacists reported selectively offering tests to women they thought would be most at risk, undermining the principles of opportunistic interventions. Conclusion: Chlamydia screening from community pharmacies is feasible, and can provide an accessible, convenient venue to get a test. Professional implementation support, alongside resources, education and training programs, and incentives may overcome the issue of pharmacists selectively offering the test. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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