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A report on visits of fake clients, pretending to be in need of emergency contraception, to health facilities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Abstract
To identify bottlenecks in the delivery of comprehensive reproductive health care in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city, a study was performed utilising volunteers pretending to be in need of emergency contraception. A total of 55 private, Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council, municipal and government health facilities were visited. These consultations resulted in 9 (16%) correct, 1 possibly
correct and 15 wrong prescriptions for the morning-after pill (MAP); no treatment was prescribed in 30 instances. Public sector health personnel were very judgemental in their attitude toward sexually active teenagers. Although the Essential Drug List of Zimbabwe is quite clear about the MAP, many health providers are not aware of this, and others do not even have/use this book.
