Assessment of Community Pharmacist’s Involvement in Health Promotion and Education Activities of Patients in Khartoum, 2020

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dc.contributor.authorAli Awadallah Saeed
dc.contributor.authorNaira Saeed
dc.contributor.authorFatima Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorMarina Ezzat
dc.contributor.authorMohamed El Mojtaba
dc.contributor.authorOla Hamza
dc.contributor.authorMai Abdallah Humaida
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-17T09:25:25Z
dc.date.available2023-01-17T09:25:25Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-30
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Health promotion enables people to gain better control and improve their health and overall well‑being. An important aspect of health promotion is community action and participation through health education which encourages socioeconomic and cultural activities and improves environmental determinants of health. Justifications: Sudan national guidelines for good pharmacy practice in community pharmacy 2016 state that community pharmacists should have a role in health promotion in community, so researches must be done to assess achievement in this issue. Objectives: The objective was to assess the extent of the pharmacists’ involvement in counseling patients about health promotion and education topics, their preparation to counsel patients in health promotion and education topics, and their perceived success in changing the patients’ health behavior. Materials and Methods: An observational cross‑sectional study was carried out from March to April 2020 among community pharmacists in Khartoum locality. Results: A total of 150 community pharmacists who participated in the study showed that the most important purpose of consumers’ visits to community pharmacy was related to seeking pharmaceutical advice about drug dosage, indication, availability, and side effects which were ranked first, second, third, and fourth, respectively. In the area of the pharmacists’ perceptions on their preparedness to counsel patients on health‑related behaviors, the perceived preparedness was highest for counseling on taking drugs as prescribed/directed (mean [standard deviation (SD)]; 4.5 [0.9]) and knowledge about drug contents and side effects (mean [SD]; 4.2 [1.1]). The community pharmacists perceived success in helping patients to change their health‑related behaviors. Conclusion: The majority of participants have a positive attitude toward counseling the population on health behaviors and indicated their willingness to learn more about health promotion.
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.napata.edu.sd/handle/123456789/234
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer - Medknow
dc.titleAssessment of Community Pharmacist’s Involvement in Health Promotion and Education Activities of Patients in Khartoum, 2020
dc.typeArticle
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