Qualitative exploration of the barriers and facilitators to community pharmacy PrEP delivery for UK pharmacists and underserved community members using the COM-B model of behaviour change.

Objectives: Expanding delivery of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to community pharmacies could improve access, aligning well with the UK government's goals to eliminate new HIV acquisitions by 2030. Using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behaviour (COM-B) model for behaviour change, the aim of this research was to explore the barriers and facilitators of community pharmacy PrEP delivery, for pharmacists and community members.

Methods: Community members at elevated risk of acquiring HIV and community pharmacists were recruited to participate in semi-structured interviews.

Challenges experienced by those with polycystic ovary syndrome in healthcare interactions: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

Studies report interaction difficulties between patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and healthcare professionals (HCP). This systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis aimed to collate and synthesize the existing peer-reviewed literature investigating challenges for people with PCOS when interacting with HCP. Medline, PsycInfo, EMBASE, All EBM and CINAHL were searched from 1990 to September 2022.

A systematic review of interventions to improve male knowledge of fertility and fertility-related risk factors.

Male infertility is a global health concern. The effectiveness of interventions developed to improve males' knowledge of fertility regulation and fertility-related risk factors remains unclear. This systematic review aimed to synthesize and evaluate the evidence for these interventions.

Facilitators and barriers to community pharmacy PrEP delivery: a scoping review.

Introduction: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective medication to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV. PrEP is available free of charge in the UK from sexual health clinics. Expanding PrEP delivery to community pharmacies holds promise and aligns with UK government goals to eliminate new cases of HIV by 2030.

The effect of an educational animation on knowledge of testicular health and fertility of adolescents.

Study Question: Does the provision of an educational animation, developed with young people, about testicular health and fertility impact the knowledge of these topics among adolescents?

Summary Answer: The development and provision of education on testicular health and fertility were welcomed by adolescents and associated with a significant increase in knowledge.

What Is Known Already: Young people may know less than they should about testicular health and male fertility topics. Lack of knowledge can have implications for health including late medical help-seeking for signs and symptoms of scrotal disorders, such as torsion, for which late presentation frequently results in testicular damage.

What makes people ready to conceive? Findings from the International Fertility Decision-Making Study.

This study investigated fertility decision-making in people currently trying to conceive, and examined whether factors that make people ready to conceive differ by gender and country. The study used data from the International Fertility Decision-Making Study, a cross-sectional study of 10,045 participants (1690 men and 8355 women) from 79 countries. Respondents were aged 18-50 years (mean 31.

Causal explanations for lack of pregnancy applying the common sense model of illness representation to the fertility context.

Objectives: The current study explored causal explanations for lack of pregnancy and association with help-seeking behaviour. Differences based on gender and country Human Development Index were examined.

Design: A mixed method design was used.

Fertility-related knowledge and perceptions of fertility education among adolescents and emerging adults: a qualitative study.

Research shows that young people do not know much about their fertility. In the present study, we examined fertility knowledge and perceptions of a fertility educational brochure (i.e.