Using a harm reduction lens to examine post-intervention results of medical abortion training among Zambian pharmacists

Despite broad grounds for legal abortion in
Zambia, access to abortion services remains limited. Pharmacy workers, a
primary source of health care for communities, present an opportunity to
bridge the gap between policy and practice. As part of a larger operations
study, 80 pharmacy workers, both registered pharmacists and their
assistants, participated in a training on medical abortion in 2009 and
2010. Fifty-five of the 80 pharmacy workers completed an anonymous,
structured training pre-test, treated as a baseline questionnaire; 53 of
the 80 trainees were interviewed 12–24 months post-training in
face-to-face interviews to measure the retention of information and
training effectiveness.

Source: Reproductive Health Matters - February 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tamara Fetters, Keris Raisanen, Stephen Mupeta, Isikanda Malisikwanda, Bellington Vwalika, Joachim Osur, Sally Dijkerman Tags: FEATURE Source Type: research