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@ARTICLE{AlShami:285114,
      author       = {K. Al-Shami$^*$ and F. Y. Al-Ashwal and A. N. Bitar and S.
                      Alshakhshir},
      title        = {{C}ontraceptives {K}nowledge and {P}erception: {A}
                      {C}ross-{S}ectional {S}tudy {A}mong {F}uture {P}harmacists
                      in {J}ordan.},
      journal      = {Open access journal of contraception},
      volume       = {14},
      issn         = {1179-1527},
      address      = {Auckland [u.a.]},
      publisher    = {Dove Medical Press},
      reportid     = {DKFZ-2023-02238},
      pages        = {159 - 167},
      year         = {2023},
      note         = {#EA:A410#},
      abstract     = {Unintended pregnancy has huge burdens on healthcare
                      resources and society. Contraception is essential to reduce
                      it, and pharmacists are usually the first healthcare
                      providers who are asked for advice about contraceptives.
                      Therefore, the study aimed to evaluate future pharmacists'
                      knowledge, awareness, and perceptions of contraceptive
                      methods and assess the factors influencing their knowledge,
                      awareness, and perceptions.This cross-sectional study was
                      conducted among senior pharmacy ‎students at four
                      universities. Data was collected over three months using a
                      structured and validated questionnaire. Both inferential
                      (Mann-Whitney U-test and Kruskal-Wallis test) and
                      descriptive analyses were employed.A total of 310 eligible
                      participants completed the questionnaire, and more than half
                      of them ‎‎(N=172; $55.5\%)$ were final-year students.
                      The Mann-Whitney U-test revealed that final-year students
                      had significantly better knowledge (U= 14,261.5, p<0.002)
                      and a higher level of awareness (U= 13,971.5, p<0.007) than
                      fourth-year students. Interestingly, the Kruskal-Wallis test
                      showed that the type of training (hospital, community, none)
                      had a statistically significant impact on awareness scores
                      (p<0.001).Final-year students had higher knowledge and were
                      more aware of contraception than fourth-year students. Also,
                      community pharmacy training was associated with better
                      awareness about contraceptives‎. Therefore, future studies
                      should explore the impact of incorporating more targeted
                      contraceptive education into earlier years of pharmacy
                      education to bridge the knowledge gap observed between
                      final-year and fourth-year students. Additionally, research
                      should also investigate the effectiveness of specific
                      community pharmacy training modules on contraceptive
                      awareness.},
      keywords     = {attitude (Other) / awareness (Other) / contraceptives
                      (Other) / pharmacy students (Other)},
      cin          = {A410},
      ddc          = {610},
      cid          = {I:(DE-He78)A410-20160331},
      pnm          = {311 - Zellbiologie und Tumorbiologie (POF4-311)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-311},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      pubmed       = {pmid:37900210},
      pmc          = {pmc:PMC10612479},
      doi          = {10.2147/OAJC.S431243},
      url          = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/285114},
}