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dc.contributor.authorErku, Daniel Asfaw
dc.contributor.authorMersha, Amanual Getnet
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-11T04:33:27Z
dc.date.available2021-01-11T04:33:27Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0180943
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/400872
dc.description.abstractLocated in the heart of the community and widely distributed geographically, community pharmacies provide a platform for a more proactive involvement in public health services. So far, little information has been gathered in Ethiopia on community pharmacists' level of involvement in public health services. The aim of the present study was, therefore, to document the level of involvement of community pharmacy professionals in the provision of public health services and the barriers to such involvement. This study employed a self-administered questionnaire based survey, which asked participants to indicate their frequency and level of involvement in providing public health services and their perceived barriers in providing such services. Surveys were undertaken from May to July, 2016 with 472 community pharmacy professionals working in community pharmacies in six cities of Amhara regional state of Ethiopia: Debre Markos, Gondar, Dessie, Bahir Dar, Woldya and Debre Birhan. Among 472 community pharmacy professionals approached, 412 (233 pharmacists and 179 pharmacy technicians) completed the survey with a response rate of 87.3%. Most respondents reported as being either "not at all involved" or "little involved" in counselling on smoking cessation (79.3%), and screening for hypertension (86.9%), diabetes (89.5%), and dyslipidemia (88.9%). On the other hand, they reported a higher level of involvement in the management and screening of infectious diseases (72.8%) and counseling with partners when initiating treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (68.9%). Lack of knowledge or clinical skills and lack of personnel or resources were the most commonly reported barrier for expanding such services. This survey revealed a low level of involvement of community pharmacists in public health services. In order to better integrate community pharmacies into future public health programs and optimize the contribution of community pharmacy professionals, interventions should focus on overcoming the identified barriers.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherPublic Library Science
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrome0180943
dc.relation.ispartofissue7
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPLoS One
dc.relation.ispartofvolume12
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic policy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440709
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3214
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsMultidisciplinary Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology - Other Topics
dc.subject.keywordsDISEASE PREVENTION
dc.subject.keywordsEDUCATION
dc.titleInvolvement of community pharmacists in public health priorities: A multi-center descriptive survey in Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationErku, DA; Mersha, AG, Involvement of community pharmacists in public health priorities: A multi-center descriptive survey in Ethiopia, PLoS One, 2017, 12 (7), pp. e0180943
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-06-10
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2021-01-11T04:31:01Z
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