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Item Assessment of Adolescent Decision-Making Capacity for Pharmacy Access to Hormonal Contraception(Elsevier, 2023) Wilkinson, Tracey A.; Meredith, Ashley H.; Katz, Amy J.; Meagher, Carolyn G.; Ott, Mary A.; Pediatrics, School of MedicineObjectives: 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.