- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Emergency Contraception
- The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners: Access to Emergency Contraception
Recent selected research papers from Australia
Collins, J. C., Schneider, C. R., & Moles, R. J. (2018). Emergency contraception supply in Australian pharmacies after the introduction of ulipristal acetate: a mystery shopping mixed methods study. Contraception. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2018.04.020
Dorney, E., Botfield, J. R., Robertson, S., McGeechan, K., & Bateson, D. (2020). Acceptability of the copper intrauterine device as a form of emergency contraception in New South Wales, Australia. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 25(2), 114-119. https://doi.org/10.108013625187.2020.1726888
Downing, S. G., Payze, C., Doyle-Adams, S., & Gorton, C. (2011). Emergency contraception over-the-counter: Practices and attitudes of pharmacists and pharmacy assistants in far North Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 51(6), 527-531. https://doi.org/10.1111j.1479-828X.2011.01347.x
Hattingh, H. L., Emmerton, L., Ng Cheong Tin, P., & Green, C. (2016). Utilization of community pharmacy space to enhance privacy: a qualitative study. Health Expectations, 19(5), 1098-1110. https://doi.org/10.1111hex.12401
Higgins, S. J., & Hattingh, H. L. (2013). Requests for emergency contraception in community pharmacy: An evaluation of services provided to mystery patients. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 9(1), 114-119. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S155174111200037X
Hobbs, M. K., Taft, A. J., Amir, L. H., Stewart, K., Shelley, J. M., Smith, A. M., . . . Hussainy, S. (2011). Pharmacy access to the emergency contraceptive pill: a national survey of a random sample of Australian women. J Contraception, 83(2), 151-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2010.06.003
Hope, D., Grant, G., & King, M. (2015). What drug-emergency contraception: Ulipristal or levonorgestrel as emergency contraception. Australian Pharmacist, 34(12), 65. https://search.informit.org/doi/epdf/10.3316/informit.015966900593874
Hope, D. L., Hattingh, H. L., & King, M. A. (2016). Australian pharmacy students’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours regarding emergency contraception. Pharmacy Education, 16. http:pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/437
Hope, D. L., Hattingh, L., & King, M. A. (2019). Emergency contraception awareness in an at-risk population. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49(5), 460-465. https://doi.org/10.1002/jppr.1554
Horsfield, E., Clark, T., Kelly, F., & Sheridan, J. (2010). Youth-friendly pharmacies. Youth Studies Australia, 29(4), 38-45. https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA245036076&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=10382569&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E317cec38
Hussainy, S. Y., Ghosh, A., Taft, A., Mazza, D., Black, K. I., Clifford, R., Jackson, J. K. (2015). Protocol for ACCESS: a qualitative study exploring barriers and facilitators to accessing the emergency contraceptive pill from community pharmacies in Australia. BMJ open, 5(12), e010009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136bmjopen-2015-010009
Hussainy, S. Y., Stewart, K., Chapman, C. B., Taft, A. J., Amir, L. H., Hobbs, M. K., . . . Smith, A. M. (2011). Provision of the emergency contraceptive pill without prescription: attitudes and practices of pharmacists in Australia. Contraception, 83(2), 159-166. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21237342/
Hussainy, S. Y., Stewart, K., & Pham, M.-P. (2015). A mystery caller evaluation of emergency contraception supply practices in community pharmacies in Victoria, Australia. Australian journal of primary health, 21(3), 310-316. https://doi.org/10.1071/PY14006
Leung, J., Pirovich, R., Woods, C., & de Costa, C. (2014). Knowledge of contraceptive methods and services among tertiary students in far North Queensland. The Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 54(4), 386-389. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24773515/
Mazza, D., Harrison, C., Taft, A., Britt, H., Hobbs, M., Stewart, K., . . . Brijnath, B. (2014). Unplanned pregnancy and emergency contraception in Australia: unsolved dilemmas. Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, 38(2), 110-111. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24690047/
Mazza, D., Harrison, C. M., Taft, A. J., Britt, H. C., Hobbs, M., Stewart, K., . . . Brijnath, B. R. (2014). Emergency contraception in Australia: the desired source of information versus the actual source of information. Medical Journal of Australia, 200(7), 414-415. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja13.10983
Mazza, D. (2017). Ulipristal acetate: An update for Australian GPs. Australian Family Physician, 46(5), 301. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/INFORMIT.792999067537669
Mooney-Somers, J., Lau, A., Bateson, D., Richters, J., Stewart, M., Black, K., & Nothnagle, M. (2019). Enhancing use of emergency contraceptive pills: A systematic review of women’s attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and experiences in Australia. Health Care for Women International, 40(2), 174-195. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30475681/
Ritter, T., Dore, A., & McGeechan, K. (2015). Contraceptive knowledge and attitudes among 14–24-year-olds in New South Wales, Australia. Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, 39(3), 267-269. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25904387/