User experiences of selfcare interventions for sexual and reproductive health services in community pharmacies in Rwanda: A qualitative study.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Global Public Health Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-16 DOI:10.1080/17441692.2024.2397691

Samuel Ndayishimye, Adesina Oladokun, Marie Francoise Mukanyangezi

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Abstract

Self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) empower individuals to autonomously access services, reducing their reliance on traditional healthcare settings. However, there is limited knowledge about community pharmacy-based SRH services in Rwanda. Therefore, this study aims to explore the experiences of community pharmacy-based SRH users and inform strategies to enhance service delivery effectiveness. This study employed a qualitative research approach employing a phenomenological design. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 participants from 1st June 2023 to 20th March 2024, in 5 Districts of Rwanda. Participants were recruited using purposive sampling methods. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and imported into NVivo 11 software for further analysis. Users of pharmacy-based SRH products intended for self-care interventions reported positive experiences. Three main themes emerged from the interviews: community pharmacies ensured the utmost confidentiality, provided fast service delivery with minimal procedures, and expressed user satisfaction with friendly communication. Users of community pharmacy-based SRH services intended for self-care use reported positive experiences with community pharmacies. They received the needed confidentiality, faster service delivery, and friendly communication with community pharmacists. There is a pressing need for close collaboration among the public, private, and stakeholders to empower citizens over their SRH.

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卢旺达社区药房性与生殖健康服务自我护理干预的用户体验：定性研究。

性健康和生殖健康（SRH）的自我保健干预措施使个人有能力自主获得服务，减少对传统医疗机构的依赖。然而，人们对卢旺达社区药房的性与生殖健康服务了解有限。因此，本研究旨在探索社区药房性健康和生殖健康用户的经验，并为提高服务效率的策略提供参考。本研究采用了现象学设计的定性研究方法。从 2023 年 6 月 1 日至 2024 年 3 月 20 日，在卢旺达的 5 个地区对 22 名参与者进行了半结构式深度访谈。采用有目的的抽样方法招募参与者。访谈内容均已记录、转录，并导入 NVivo 11 软件进行进一步分析。用于自我保健干预的药房性健康和生殖健康产品的使用者报告了积极的体验。访谈中出现了三大主题：社区药房确保最大程度的保密性，以最少的程序提供快速服务，以及用户对友好的沟通表示满意。社区药房提供的用于自我保健的性健康和生殖健康服务的使用者对社区药房给予了积极评价。他们得到了所需的保密性、快速的服务提供以及与社区药剂师的友好沟通。公共、私人和利益相关者之间迫切需要密切合作，以增强公民在性健康和生殖健康方面的能力。

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Global Public Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

3.00%

发文量

120

期刊介绍： Global Public Health is an essential peer-reviewed journal that energetically engages with key public health issues that have come to the fore in the global environment — mounting inequalities between rich and poor; the globalization of trade; new patterns of travel and migration; epidemics of newly-emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; the HIV/AIDS pandemic; the increase in chronic illnesses; escalating pressure on public health infrastructures around the world; and the growing range and scale of conflict situations, terrorist threats, environmental pressures, natural and human-made disasters.