scholarly journals Attitudes, Opportunities, and Challenges for Clinical Pharmacy Services in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: Health Care Providers’ Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solomon Hambisa ◽  
Abebaw Abie ◽  
Dejen Nureye ◽  
Mohammed Yimam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Drug Product ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Services

Background. Clinical pharmacy is a branch of health sciences that focuses more on the patient than on drug product-oriented services to optimize drug therapy. This study aimed to assess attitudes, opportunities, and challenges for clinical pharmacy services from the health care providers’ perspective in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among physicians, nurses, pharmacy professionals, and public health officers working in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital. A total of 119 health care providers participated in the study, and data were collected using a pretested self-administered questionnaire. The study tool was designed based on the instruments used in the previously conducted studies. Collected data were coded, entered, and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 21). Furthermore, the descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. Results. Out of 119 health care providers included in the study, 59.66% of them were nurses. The majority of the health care providers (85.71%) had a positive attitude towards clinical pharmacy services. Most of the study participants mentioned that acceptance of clinical pharmacy services among health care providers as a major opportunity to clinical pharmacy services in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital. The major challenges described for the clinical pharmacy services include lack of support from hospital management, absence of clearly defined roles and responsibilities for the clinical pharmacists, and shortage of pharmacy workforce and staff turnover. Conclusion. Proper strategies should be in place to improve clinical pharmacy services and promote pharmacists’ role in providing patient care.

scholarly journals Attitude and satisfaction of health care providers towards clinical pharmacy services in Ethiopia: A post-deployment survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arebu Issa Bilal ◽  
Zelalem Tilahun ◽  
Gebremedhin Beedemariam ◽  
Belete Ayalneh ◽  
Bisrat Hailemeskel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Services

scholarly journals Health care providers counselling of caregivers on their children’s condition at Usmanu Danfodiyo university teaching hospital, Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 356-364
Author(s):  
Dr. Adamu Asma’u ◽  
◽  
Dr. Isezuo Khadijat Omeneke ◽  
Dr. Sani Usman M. ◽  
Dr. Ibitoye Paul Kehinde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Childhood Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Services

Introduction: Counselling of caregivers about common childhood diseases is an importantcomponent of health care services. Objective: To assess the quality of counselling offered tocaregivers on their children’s condition by health care providers at Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityTeaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study carried out from1st August 2015 to 30th April 2016. Caregivers with children less than 15 years of age seen in theunits of Paediatric Department of UDUTH, Sokoto, were consecutively interviewed. Thecorresponding case notes of their children were reviewed to obtain data on the child’s diagnosis andto check whether the attending physicians have documented the content of the counselling offeredto caregivers. Results: A total of 420 caregivers were interviewed. Their mean age was 28.9±8.6years (range of 15-64 years). Only 218 (51.9%) caregivers were counselled, but there was nodocumentation of the content of counselling in the case notes of their children. 81 (37.2%) of thediagnosis mentioned by caregivers did not tally with the one documented in the case notes of theirchildren (p=0.0001). Conclusion: This study revealed inadequate counselling of caregivers on theirchildren condition and poor counselling practices among healthcare providers in UDUTH, Sokoto.Hence, there is the need for training and retraining of healthcare providers on counselling ofcaregivers on their children condition in the hospital.

Bacterial Colonization of Mobile Phone Carried by Health-Care Providers: A Cross- Sectional Study in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. S82
Author(s):  
Siriluk Apivanich ◽  
Kumthorn Malathum ◽  
Wonnapha Prapaipanich ◽  
Thanomvong Muntajit ◽  
Suntariya Sirichot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

A survey of Cambodian health-care providers' HIV knowledge, attitudes and intentions to take a sexual history

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 346-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Webber ◽  
N Edwards ◽  
I D Graham ◽  
C Amaratunga ◽  
I Gaboury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Planned Behaviour

Cambodia has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV in Asia and is scaling up HIV testing. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 358 health care providers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to assess readiness for voluntary testing and counselling for HIV. We measured HIV knowledge and attitudes, and predictors of intentions to take a sexual history using the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Over 90% of health care providers correctly answered knowledge questions about HIV transmission, but their attitudes were often not positive towards people living with HIV. The Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs explained 56% of the variance in intention to take a sexual history: the control providers perceive they have over taking a sexual history was the strongest contributor (51%), while social pressure explained a further 3%. Attitudes about taking a sexual history did not contribute to intention. Interventions with Cambodian health care providers should focus on improving skills in sexual history-taking.

scholarly journals Assessing Knowledge on Clubfoot Among Parents Having Children with Clubfoot Deformity

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zobaer Alam ◽  
Md Monoarul Haque ◽  
Md Rijwan Bhuiyan ◽  
Md Shahinoor Islam ◽  
Monirul Haque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Childhood Disability ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Background: The burden of childhood disability as a public health problem in developing countries remains relatively unrecognized. One out of 750 children born in the world suffer from club foot among them 80% are in low and middle income countries. Most of these babies have limited access to receive effective treatment for their clubfoot due to lack o knowledge, awareness and some barriers. We actually don’t know the level of knowledge of parents who have child with clubfoot deformity. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge of parents who have children with clubfoot during clubfoot treatment. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among 102 parents who have children with clubfoot deformity during its treatment in a selected clinic. The samples were selected purposively from the clinics where clubfoot treatment was given and face to face interview was done by using semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The mean (±SD) age of the respondents were 24.7 (±6.0) years where 87.3% (n=89) respondents ware female and 59.8 %(n=61) respondent’s educational status ware up to primary level. About 44.1% respondents started treatment of their child within 6 months of birth and 33% within 6 to 12 months where 57% (n=58) respondents are referred by health care professional to this clinics. About 93.1% of parents (n=95) said that they knew nothing about clubfoot deformity before their child was diagnosed where 97% are aware after diagnosis of their child. About 93.1% respondents knew the best time for treatment initiation where 59.8% respondents know the correct follow up time of clubfoot management. In case of knowledge of parents’ roles in the treatment of clubfoot about 91.2%, parents have knowledge weekly visit for treatment and 86.3% know the plaster care where 52.9% (n=54) parents have lack of knowledge about how to use the brace Conclusion: There is need to improve the communication skills of clinicians/health care providers offering treatment to children with clubfoot at the Clinics. Need to share information with the parents about the condition. Finally, there is need to emphasize of educating parents about plaster care and how to use brace. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cmoshmcj.v14i1.22882 Chatt Maa Shi Hosp Med Coll J; Vol.14 (1); Jan 2015; Page 42-46

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