scholarly journals Community pharmacists Awareness and Attitude toward Counterfeit medicine in Khartoum Locality: Cross Sectional Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wala W. Wagiealla ◽  
Shaza W. Shantier ◽  
Imad O. Abureid ◽  
Elrasheed A. Gadkariem
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Counterfeit Medicines ◽  
Counterfeit Medicine ◽  
The Government

AbstractBackgroundCounterfeit medicines (CFMs) are a global problem with significant and well-documented consequences for global health and patient safety. Pharmacists, as healthcare professionals, have a vital role in combating CFMs via ensuring the effectiveness and safety of any imported and dispensed medicines.ObjectivesThe aim of the present study was to assess the extent, awareness and attitude of pharmacists in Sudan towards CFMs.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted applying pretested and structured questionnaire and the awareness and attitude were assessed statistically.ResultsA total of 229 participants have enrolled in the study. The majority of the respondents (76%) were found to be aware about the term CFMs during practice. 59% reported their ability to distinguish CFMs from the packaging feature and cost. Unavailability of medicine and inadequate regulatory bodies control were mentioned as the main leading factors for the spread of CFMs. 86% of the respondents reported knowing that there are pharmacists who deal with counterfeit medicines believing that they are unethical (76%). 69% of the respondents mentioned pharmacists to have vital role in combating CFMs spread through increasing knowledge and education. 62% of the participants were found to have a fair awareness about CFMs. Furthermore, 56% of them showed a good attitude toward CFMs.ConclusionCurrent literature includes gaps in knowledge and attitude towards CFMs. Therefore attention and concentrated efforts are required on the part of the government, drug manufacturers and health care providers’ especially pharmaceutical analysts to ensure that only drugs of acceptable quality reach the patient.

scholarly journals Public Awareness and Attitude towards Counterfeit Medicines in Sudan: A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wala Wagiella ◽  
Shaza Shantier ◽  
Elrasheed Gadkariem
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Fisher Exact Test ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Counterfeit Medicines ◽  
The Government

Background: Counterfeit medicines (CFMs) are a global problem with significant and well-documented consequences for global health and patient safety, including drug resistance and patient deaths. Reports of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in Africa indicate a wide variety of detrimental effects. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess the extent, awareness, and attitude of the public in Sudan towards CFMs. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted applying pretested and structured questionnaires. The awareness and attitude were assessed statistically and the association between those and different demographic characteristics was calculated using Fisher exact test and Spearman correlation. Results: A total of 386 participants have enrolled in the study. The majority of the respondents (58%) were found to be aware of the term CFMs with social media mentioned to be the main source. 73% of the respondents considered CFMs of worse quality suggesting getting the medicine from a trustworthy pharmacist in order to avoid buying CFMs. 56% reported their ability to distinguish CFMs from the side effects rather than the package and cost. Education was suggested by 82% of the respondents to have a vital role in combating CFMs spread through workshops and campaigns. 68% of the participants were found to have a fair awareness of CFMs. Furthermore, 80% of them showed a good attitude toward CFMs Conclusion: Current literature includes gaps in knowledge and attitude towards CFMs. Therefore attention and concentrated efforts are required on the part of the government, drug manufacturers, and health care providers especially pharmaceutical analysts to ensure that only drugs of acceptable quality reach the patient.

Pharmacy professionals’ awareness and attitudes towards counterfeit medicines in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eklas Abdunasir ◽  
Firehiwot Amare ◽  
Bisrat Hagos ◽  
Teshome Sosengo ◽  
Mohammed Yimam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Active Ingredient ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eastern Ethiopia ◽  
Counterfeit Medicines ◽  
Counterfeit Medicine

Background: Awareness and opinion of health care providers, particularly pharmacy professionals, play a pivotal role in avoiding circulation of counterfeit drugs. Therefore, the aim of present study was to assess pharmacy professionals’ awareness and attitudes towards counterfeit medicines in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among pharmacy professionals working in community drug retail outlets found in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia. A total of 92 pharmacy professionals participated in the study, and data were collected through self-administered structured questionnaires developed after reviewing similar surveys. The collected data were coded, entered and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 21). Descriptive statistical analysis was performed, and variables with p value < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results: Among pharmacy professionals participated in the study, 65.2 % of them were males. About 75 % of the study respondents were also druggists. Nearly 83 % of participated pharmacy professionals had information on the circulation of counterfeit medicines in the pharmaceutical market. Half of the study respondents described counterfeit medicine as a medicine without active ingredient or with reduced amount of active ingredient. 45.7 % of the pharmacy professionals reported that antibiotics are at high risk for counterfeiting, and only 28.3 % of them aware of the efficacy associated problems of counterfeit medicines. In addition, 51.1 % of the study respondents said that counterfeit medicines can be identified by visual inspection and laboratory analysis. In connection to the attitudes of the participants, 93.5 % of them agreed on the item dispensing and prescribing counterfeit medicines are illegal. 55.4 % of the study participants believed that counterfeit medicines are cost effective, and 65.2 % of them believed that pharmacy professionals deliberately dispense counterfeit medicines to obtain a big profit. 77.2 % of the participants responded that the law against counterfeit medicines and its implementation should be strengthened. Furthermore, all attitude items were not significantly associated with demographic variables (P value > 0.05). Conclusion: Drug regulatory bodies and concerning bodies must play an active role appropriate strategies should be instilled to enhance pharmacy professionals’ awareness and attitude towards CFM.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes, anxiety, and preventive behaviours towards COVID-19 among health care providers in Yemen: an online cross-sectional survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gamil Ghaleb Alrubaiee ◽  
Talal Ali Hussein Al-Qalah ◽  
Mohammed Sadeg A. Al-Aawar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
News Media ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adequate Level ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Abstract Background: The current rapid prevalence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic over the world is associated with a considerable level of scared, anxiety, and panic among the public, in particular, healthcare providers (HCPs) as the most vulnerable group at risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection. To protect and enhance HCPs' capacity to carry out their duties in responding to COVID-19, healthcare authorities should keep them away from stress and anxiety and improve their knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 to ensure their compliance with infection control precautions. Therefore, this study aimed to explore knowledge, attitudes, anxiety, and preventive behaviours among Yemeni HCPs towards COVID-19. Methods: A descriptive, web-based-cross-sectional study was conducted among 1231 Yemeni HCPs. The COVID-19 related questionnaire was designed using Google forms. The responses were coded and analyzed using the software package (IBMSPSS), version 22.0. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficient test were also used in this study. A p-value of < 0.05 levels with a 95% confidence interval was considered as statistically significant. The data collection started on 22nd April 2020, at 6 PM and closed on 26th April 2020 at 11 AM. Results: The results indicated that out of 1231 of the HCPs participating in this study, 61.6% were male and 67% were in the age group of 20 to 30 years old with a mean of 29.29±6.75. Most of them (86%) had a bachelor's degree or above and had 10 years of working experience or less (88.1%). Besides, although 57.1% of the respondents obtained their information via social and news media and 60.0% had never attended lectures/discussions about COVID-19, the results revealed that the majority of respondents had an adequate level of knowledge, an optimistic attitude, moderate anxiety, and high performance in preventive behaviours (69.8%, 85.10%, 51.0& 87.70%, respectively) toward the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Although the Yemeni HCPs exhibited an adequate level of knowledge, an optimistic attitude, moderate anxiety, and high performance in preventive behaviours toward the COVID-19 pandemic, the results showed gaps in some themes, particularly in their knowledge and attitude on the COVID-19 pandemic which needs to be updated or refreshed.

scholarly journals Integration of Community Pharmacists in Transition of Care (TOC) Services: Current Trends and Pharmacist Perceptions

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Zeleznikar ◽  
Miranda E. Kroehl ◽  
Katharine M. Perica ◽  
Angela M. Thompson ◽  
Katy E. Trinkley
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Transitions Of Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Communication Breakdown ◽  
Discharge Medication

Background: Barriers exist for patients transitioning from one health-care setting to another, or to home, and health-care systems are falling short of meeting patient needs during this time. Community pharmacist incorporation poses a solution to the current communication breakdown and high rates of medication errors during transitions of care (TOC). The purpose of this study was to determine community pharmacists’ involvement in and perceptions of TOC services. Methods: Cross-sectional study using electronic surveys nationwide to pharmacists employed by a community pharmacy chain. Results: Of 7236 pharmacists surveyed, 546 (7.5%) responded. Only 33 (6%) pharmacists reported their pharmacy participates in TOC services. Most pharmacists (81.5%) reported receiving discharge medication lists. The most common reported barrier to TOC participation is lack of electronic integration with surrounding hospitals (51.1%). Most pharmacists agreed that (1) it is valuable to receive discharge medication lists (83.3%), (2) receiving discharge medication lists is beneficial for patients’ health (89.1%), (3) discharge medication list receipt improves medication safety (88.8%). Conclusions: Most pharmacists reported receiving discharge medication lists and reported discharge medication lists are beneficial, but less than half purposefully used medication lists. To close TOC gaps, health-care providers must collaborate to overcome barriers for successful TOC services.

Community Pharmacist Preferences in Transition of Care Communications

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 524-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mackenzie A. Dolan ◽  
Chelsea P. Renfro ◽  
Stefanie P. Ferreri ◽  
Betsy B. Shilliday ◽  
Timothy J. Ives ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Community Pharmacist ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Transition Of Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objective: To determine community pharmacist preferences in transition of care (TOC) communications. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data were gathered via electronic survey of community pharmacists regarding their preferences for TOC communications. The survey was distributed via email by the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Survey responses were received from 343 community pharmacists (response rate = 6.1%). Responders most commonly worked in an independent, single store (29.2%, n = 100) or national chain (29.2%, n = 100) pharmacy setting. Preferred method for a TOC communication was via electronic health record (63.0%, n = 184). Preferred TOC communication content are mentioned as follows: active (93.2%, n = 274) and discontinued (86.4%, n = 254) medications and reason for hospitalization (85.0%, n = 250). The top 3 self-identified barriers to utilizing a TOC communication: lack of care coordination with community pharmacy (35.0%, n = 14), lack of support from other health-care providers (22.5%, n = 9), and absence of compensation for providing the service (17.5%, n = 7). When asked if TOC communications were available, 97.5% (n = 278) indicated it would be useful. Conclusion: Community pharmacists acknowledged a need for TOC communications and shared their preferences in the content and method of communication. Future research is warranted to implement TOC communications between a health system and community pharmacy.

Awareness, Attitude and Practices Related to COVID-19 Pandemic in General Public of Province Sindh, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhtar Ali
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
The Government ◽  
Management Students

Background: The outbreak of COVID-19 started from Wuhan, China and spread throughout the world, from the day it infected first person until now it has been the leading cause of death in 2020. It has changed the daily life routine of people and is responsible for the adaptation of practices as precautionary measures the current study was aimed “to assess the knowledge of the public about COVID-19 and to investigate their attitude and practices during lockdown”. Methods: It was a cross sectional study conducted by the Masters in Healthcare Management students of Ziauddin University Karachi, from 28 March to 5 April 2020 during COVID-19 Pandemic Lock down. The sample size was n=384. A questionnaire based on three forms was formulated to record the Knowledge Attitude and Practice of people about COVID-19 and data was analyzed. Results: In the study, 53.5% (316) were male and 46.8% (282) were female participants, most of them were from Karachi 62.1% (374), 42.4% (255) were highly educated (masters) and 47% (283) were health care providers (Doctors, Nurses, and Paramedic Staff etc.). As far as, attitude is concerned people showed a positive response towards Government policies announced for this pandemic and they were following a good hygiene practice. Conclusion: The participants showed much (76%) awareness regarding this pandemic i.e., COVID-19, its outbreak and basic knowledge about it. Most of them were satisfied by the measures taken by the Government of Province Sindh.

Assessment of Argentine Health Care Providers' Knowledge on Sports-Related Concussion: A Cross-sectional Study

Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 98 (1 Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. S15.2-S15
Author(s):  
Maria Julieta Russo ◽  
Fernando Salvat ◽  
Gustavo Sevlever ◽  
Ricardo F. Allegri
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Significant Difference

ObjectiveTo assess the current experience, beliefs and knowledge of survey respondents in the diagnosis and management of sports-related concussion and their relationship to formal concussion training.BackgroundAthletes who have had a concussion may be at risk of a wide range of short- or long-term complications. The experience with and knowledge about concussion may be the most important factors for an effective concussion management.Design/MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in July and August 2020 all over Buenos Aires, Argentina among health care professionals involved in the training and care of the competitive or recreational athletes. The survey covered: (i) the socio-demographic characteristics; (ii) experience; (iii) beliefs; and (iv) assessment of knowledge on sports concussion.ResultsA total of 626 participants completed and returned the questionnaire (response rate 86%). The majority of the health care professionals were physicians (n = 429; 68.5%). Nearly two-thirds (72%) of the respondents were related to rugby. Soccer was the second sport (6.2%). Seventy 4 percent of the respondents (n = 463) reported having concussion training. Respondents correctly answered on average 6.23 ± 2.16 (out of 10) concussion knowledge questions. The largest gaps were related to the topics of clinical interpretation of severity symptoms scales and neuroimaging. The smallest gaps were identified for young athletes (<18 years of age) management after a concussion. There was a significant difference in mean survey respondents' knowledge scores about concussion (F [1,622] = 109.479, p < 0.001) between who had received the formal concussion training and those who had not, whilst adjusting for age and years the participant reported having had experience in sport.ConclusionsKnowledge gaps exist in the clinical practice when dealing with professionals who are involved in the care of athletes. Our findings confirm the need for training and education on sport-related concussion.

scholarly journals Knowledge Attitude and Preparedness among Different Health Professionals Towards Potential Bioterrorism Attacks

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 92-97
Author(s):  
P. Adithya Teja Prasad ◽  
Vineela P. ◽  
Siva Kumar P. ◽  
Yashwant Sai ◽  
Karishma J. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The Government ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Microbial Agents ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

INTRODUCTION: The threat of bioterrorism, long ignored and denied, has heightened over the past few years. Bioterrorism is the malpractice of microbial agents and their products in-order to create terror or slay humans or animals.AIM: To assess the knowledge, attitude and preparedness regarding bioterrorism among dental, medical and nursing group of colleges in and around Visakhapatnam, India.MATERIALS AND METHOD: A descriptive cross-sectional study with structured self-administered questionnaire with 14 validated questions was done among 1,412 health care providers which includes medical and dental interns, postgraduates, nursing third and final year students and faculty that includes both the practitioners and academicians from 6 medical, 2 dental and 3 nursing colleges in and around Visakhapatnam, India. The data was analysed using, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test and Tukey’s post hoc test.RESULTS: On overall comparison among the three group of colleges, the knowledge, attitude and preparedness concerning bioterrorism is higher in medical colleges, followed by dental colleges and nursing colleges respectively that are statistically significant.CONCLUSION: Most of the study population are willing to help the government during the outbreak of bioterrorism but lack of knowledge is hindering them. Hence the curriculum of medical, dental and nursing colleges must be reformed and training courses are to be planned for better knowledge, preparedness and attitude of doctors as well as nurses.

COVID-19: knowledge, awareness and perceived stress among Jordanian healthcare providers (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emad Aborajooh ◽  
Mohammed Qussay Al-Sabbagh ◽  
Baraa Mafrachi ◽  
Muhammad Yassin ◽  
Rami Dwairi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Source Of Information

UNSTRUCTURED We aimed to measure levels of knowledge, awareness, and stress about COVID-19 among health care providers (HCP) in Jordan. This was a cross-sectional study on 397 HCPs that utilized an internet-based questionnaire to evaluate knowledge about COVID-19, availability of personal protective equipment (PEE), future perception, and psychological distress. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate factors associated with knowledge and psychological stress. Overall, 24.4% and 21.2% of the participants showed excellent knowledge and poor knowledge, respectively. Social media (61.7%) was the most commonly used source of information. Being female (β= 0.521, 95% CI 0.049 to 0.992), physician (β=1.421, 95% CI 0.849 to 1.992), or using literature to gain knowledge (β= 1.161, 95% CI 0.657 to 1.664) were positive predictors of higher knowledge. While having higher stress (β= -0.854, 95% CI -1.488 to -0.221) and using social media (β= -0.434, 95% CI -0.865 to -0.003) or conventional media (β= -0.884, 95% CI -1.358 to -0.409) for information were negative predictors of knowledge levels. HCPs are advised to use the literature as a source of information about the virus, its transmission, and the best practice. PPEs should be secured for HCPs to the psychological stress associated with treating COVID-19 patients.

Portuguese Patient Dignity Question: A cross-sectional study of palliative patients cared for in primary care

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 658-661
Author(s):  
Mafalda Lemos Caldas ◽  
Miguel Julião ◽  
Ana João Santos ◽  
Harvey Max Chochinov
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Old Patients ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Palliative Patients

AbstractIntroductionThe Patient Dignity Question (PDQ) is a clinical tool developed with the aim of reinforcing the sense of personhood and dignity, enabling health care providers (HCPs) to see patients as people and not solely based on their illness.ObjectiveTo study the acceptability and feasibility of the Portuguese version of the PDQ (PDQ-PT) in a sample of palliative care patients cared for in primary care (PC).MethodA cross-sectional study using 20 palliative patients cared for in a PC unit. A post-PDQ satisfaction questionnaire was developed.ResultsTwenty participants were included, 75% were male; average age was 70 years old. Patients found the summary accurate, precise, and complete; all said that they would recommend the PDQ to others and want a copy of the summary placed on their family physician's medical chart. They felt the summary heightened their sense of dignity, considered it important that HCPs have access to the summary and indicated that this information could affect the way HCPs see and care for them. The PDQ-PT's took 7 min on average to answer, and 10 min to complete the summary.Significance of resultsThe PDQ-PT is well accepted and feasible to use with palliative patients in the context of PC and seems to be a promising tool to be implemented. Future trials are now warranted.

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