Young people's perceptions of accessing a community pharmacy for a chlamydia testing kit: a qualitative study based in North East England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Chlamydia testing among young people in community pharmacies in North East England has been low compared with other remote settings offering testing for the past few years. To understand why this may be, to maximise service provision, the perceptions of young men and women about pharmacy testing and possible chlamydia treatment were gathered and interpreted.

Design

Indepth, semistructured interviews.

Setting

Four youth centres in North East England.

Participants

The study included 26 young people aged 16-23. The sample of participants comprised those with a history of chlamydia testing as well as those never tested.

Interviews

Face-to-face interviews were conducted between October 2018 and May 2019. The interview schedule covered young people'

SUBMITTER: Ahmaro L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8422476 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature