Community pharmacists' views on providing a reproductive health service to women receiving opioid substitution treatment: A qualitative study using the TDF and COM-B

• Published in: Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy Vol. 4; p. 100071
• Main Authors: Alhusein, N., Scott, J., Neale, J., Chater, A., Family, H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.12.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Capability-opportunity-motivation to behaviour (COM-B) model; Community pharmacists; Health services for women; Opioid substitution treatment; Reproductive health; Theoretical domains framework; Reproductive health; EHC; COM-B; LARC; CPs; Theoretical domains framework; Capability-opportunity-motivation to behaviour (COM-B) model; Community pharmacists; Opioid substitution treatment; SC; OST; RH; BCW; TDF; Health services for women; EHC, Emergency Hormonal Contraception; COM-B, Capability-Opportunity-Motivation to Behaviour model; OST, Opioid Substitution Therapy; SC, Supervised Consumption service; RH, Reproductive Health; TDF, Theoretical Domains Framework; BCW, Behaviour Change Wheel; LARC, Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives; CPs, Community pharmacists

The absence of menstruation is common in women who use drugs. This can give a belief that conception is unlikely. When stabilised on Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST), fertility often returns, initially without realisation as ovulation precedes menstruation. This leaves women vulnerable to unplann...