Wilkinson, Tracey A.Meredith, Ashley H.Katz, Amy J.Meagher, Carolyn G.Ott, Mary A.2024-09-182024-09-182023Wilkinson TA, Meredith AH, Katz AJ, Meagher CG, Ott MA. Assessment of adolescent decision-making capacity for pharmacy access to hormonal contraception. Contraception. 2023;123:110002. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110002https://hdl.handle.net/1805/43381Objectives: To examine adolescents' decision-making capacity for pharmacsist-prescribed hormonal contraception. Study design: A subset of 60 females, ages 14-21, were recruited to complete the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Treatment. Overall scores were compared by age and demographic factors and variation examined. Results: Participants scored high on the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Treatment with little variation in the scores (18.8 [±1.9]/20 total points). Factors such as chronic illness, health literacy, and family affluence were not associated with of overall scores. Conclusions: Adolescents and young adults have the capacity to make decisions regarding contraception in the pharmacy access settings.en-USPublisher PolicyAccess to health careAdolescentsCapacityContraceptionDecision-makingPharmacyArticle