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Assessment of adolescent decision-making capacity for pharmacy access to hormonal contraception
Tracey A Wilkinson1, Ashley H Meredith2, Amy J Katz3
1Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Children's Health Services Research, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Objectives:
To examine adolescents' decision-making capacity for pharmacsist-prescribed hormonal contraception.
Study Design:
A subset of 60 females, ages 14-21, were recruited to complete the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Treatment. Overall scores were compared by age and demographic factors and variation examined.
Results:
Participants scored high on the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Treatment with little variation in the scores (18.8 [±1.9]/20 total points). Factors such as chronic illness, health literacy, and family affluence were not associated with of overall scores.
Conclusions:
Adolescents and young adults have the capacity to make decisions regarding contraception in the pharmacy access settings.
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