India (2013): Mystery client study to measure medical abortion drugs recommending behavior among pharmacists. Round I.

The study goal is to provide evidence for monitoring and implementation of PSI/India's Women's Health Program. This study will help to establish indicators base value against which the progress of the program will be measured. The specific objectives of the study are to monitor and increase knowledge and desired promoted behavior related to Medical Abortion among network pharmacists. It is meant to understand existing knowledge and practices about MA drug regiment among pharmacists. It will help to explore the increase in the proportion of network pharmacists providing correct knowledge of the correct dosage and routes of administration. PSI/India conducted a quantitative study to gather information. It involved human subjects as respondents in a cross-sectional survey in exit interviews using mystery client methodology. A quantitative research methodology using the mystery client technique is used to collect data.

本研究旨在为PSI/印度女性健康项目的监测与实施提供实证依据。本研究将确立指标基准值，用以衡量该项目的实施进展。本研究的具体目标包括：监测并提升合作网络药师（network pharmacists）关于药物流产（Medical Abortion）的相关知识水平与项目倡导的目标行为；了解当前药师对药物流产给药方案的认知与实操现状；探究能够提供正确给药剂量与途径相关知识的合作网络药师占比的提升空间。PSI/印度开展了此项定量研究以收集相关数据。该研究以人类受试者为调研受访者，采用横断面调查（cross-sectional survey）的研究设计，并运用神秘顾客法（mystery client methodology）开展拦截访谈。