scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PHARMACY STUDENTS TOWARDS PHARMACOVIGILANCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Vijayakumar ◽  
Lakshmi Shirini Chandra ◽  
Sruthi Chalasani ◽  
Sanjana Bonthu ◽  
Divya Durga Bollu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude towards epilepsy among pharmacy students from Mumbai university

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 2578
Author(s):  
Dnyanesh Limaye ◽  
Omkar Deshpande ◽  
Pratik Gite ◽  
Sushil Chavan ◽  
Arlan Sydymanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Chronic Disorder ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Education And Awareness ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Hereditary Nature ◽  
The Brain

Background: Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain that affects people worldwide. The overall prevalence (3.0-11.9 / 1,000) and incidence (0.2-0.6/1,000) of epilepsy in India are comparable to the rates of high-income countries. The high prevalence of negative attitudes towards epilepsy has been highlighted by several studies. Pharmacy students represent a better-educated section of society regarding drugs and have the potential to create awareness, and influence attitudes towards the disease. Thus, it is important that they have the appropriate and updated knowledge and appropriate attitude towards epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs. Objective of the present study was to determine the Mumbai University pharmacy student’s awareness about epilepsy, so as to know the kind of education and awareness strategies that would be applicable to them.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among students from Mumbai University, India during May-June 2017. Two hundred and fifty students were approached to participate in the study of which 213 agreed to participate (males: 107; females: 106). Pretested questionnaire was distributed and collected data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 23.Results: Response rate for this study was 85.2% (213/250). Ninety six percent (204/213) of the participants had heard or read about epilepsy. Overall knowledge was poor (40.2%) and attitude was fair (75.3%). None of the participants were aware about recent research regarding hereditary nature of epilepsy. Only 2 (0.98%) students were aware how to perform the first aid in epilepsy. Only 6.8% participants felt that epileptics should participate in sports.Conclusions: The findings of this study show that, even with extensive curriculum covering diseases, drugs and relevant laws of land, the knowledge and attitude scores were low. There is a need to have focused education and campaigns to increase the knowledge and attitude towards epilepsy.

scholarly journals Pharmacy students' knowledge and attitude of prescribing errors

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-113
Author(s):  
Ahmad Z. Al Meslamani ◽  
Derar H. Abdel-Qader ◽  
Abdullah Albassam ◽  
Najlaa Saadi Ismael ◽  
Asma' A. El-Shara' ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Prescribing Errors ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

scholarly journals Pharmacy Students’ Knowledge and Attitude toward Registration Trials and Clinical Research: A Survey in a Japanese University Hospital

Pharmacy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natsuko Ise ◽  
Kenshi Takechi ◽  
Toshiko Miyamoto ◽  
Keisuke Ishizawa ◽  
Hiroaki Yanagawa
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Research ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

scholarly journals Knowledge, and attitude towards human papilloma virus infection among pharmacy students in Mumbai, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2532
Author(s):  
Dnyanesh Limaye ◽  
Drashty Mehta ◽  
Shakshi Singh ◽  
Apurva Pardeshi ◽  
Tanvi Patil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Human Papilloma Virus Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Papilloma Virus ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Pharmacy Curriculum

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that may cause cervical cancer and other malignancies including those of the vulva, anus, vagina, penis, head and neck. In most Asian countries including India, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women. Awareness about HPV and cervical cancer, use of vaccines can be very helpful in prevention, control and early diagnosis of cervical cancer.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among students from Mumbai University, India during May - June 2017. Two hundred students were approached to participate in the study of which 142 were selected to participate (males: 54; females: 88).  Pretested questionnaire was distributed and collected data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 23.Results: Participants had fair knowledge (61% average) about HPV, whereas knowledge about symptoms, prevention and spread of HPV was very poor i.e. 18%. Knowledge about HPV vaccine was 50% and 78% participants had positive attitude for HPV vaccine.Conclusions: This study showed the lacunas in the pharmacy curriculum and urgent need to create awareness of HPV among bachelor of pharmacy students from Mumbai University.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitudes towards appropriate antibiotics usage among students-a survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 88-90
Author(s):  
Asha Lincon ◽  
Dhanya Dharman ◽  
Deepa Manohar ◽  
Shaiju S Daran ◽  
Ashima Basher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Rational Use Of Antibiotics

Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. WHO estimates that more than half of all medicines are prescribed, dispensed or sold inappropriately, and that half of all patients fail to take them correctly. The overuse, underuse or misuse of medicines results in wastage of scarce resources and widespread health hazard. The objective of the study is to evaluate the knowledge and Attitude towards appropriate antibiotic use among students. A 15 item web based questionnaire was developed and employed to collect data from pharmacy students at Ezhuthachan College of pharmaceutical sciences. The survey will gather demographic information and collect data on knowledge, expectations and current antibiotic usage among students.A total of 55 students participated in the study, among the respondents about 60% of respondents believed that they could stop taking antibiotics if their symptoms of infection improved. over a half of the respondents (68%) believed that antibiotics are effective for most of the colds and around half of  them (40%) stated that, they prefer to keep antibiotics at home for emergencies. About 58% would give their antibiotics to a family member if they caught an infection, 44% of respondents identified that, they have bought an antibiotic from community pharmacies without a prescription.The study shows that the pharmacy students has a number of misconceptions relating to appropriate antibiotic use, particularly relating to use of antibiotics for treatment of viral infections. As antibiotics are widely used in students, proper education should be given about rational use of antibiotics.

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