Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pharmacists in Tehran Pharmacies regarding Environmental Health Issues to Increase Good Pharmacy Practice
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Mohammad-Javad Niazi
,
Ramin Abrishami
,
Parisa Shojaei
,
Seyed-Matin Sadeghi-Sokeh
,
Ramin Radmanesh
Abstract
Background: In addition to being the most accessible medical center in the community, the pharmacy is a center for storing and providing medicines and cosmetics that are directly related to people's health. Therefore, observing environmental health issues in the pharmacy, which is managed by the pharmacist, is considered necessary. In this study, considering the direct and high impact of observing various aspects of environmental health on the good pharmacy practice and its value, it has been tried by examining the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacists in the pharmacies of Tehran city and presenting it, the necessary ground for promotion The environmental health status of pharmacies should be provided. Methods: In this research, standard researcher-made questionnaires were designed and after checking its validity by clinical pharmacists, environmental health and biostatistics experts and its reliability with Cronbach's alpha test, It was completed by the pharmacists of Tehran community pharmacies in the period of April to September 2022, observing ethical points and preserving their identity, in order to show their knowledge, attitude and performance towards environmental health issues in the pharmacy where they operate. Then the obtained data were analyzed in SPSS version 23.0 statistical software. Results: Examination of the data obtained from this study showed that the pharmacists in the study have the appropriate level of knowledge and attitude, but their performance in pharmacies is different. Conclusion: Observation of the results of the study shows that due to the lack of appropriate practical training and the lack of strict rules by regulatory authorities, despite the appropriate level of knowledge of pharmacists, in practice do not consider themselves very obliged to observe health principles.
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2. Mihanpour H, Khashij M, Shamsizadeh Z, et al. Assessment of Environmental Literacy: A Case Study of Yazd Citizens’ Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices in 2017. Journal of Community Health Research. 2020;9(3):149-58.
3. Agomo CO, Ogunleye J, Portlock J. Enhancing the public health role of community pharmacists–a qualitative research utilising the theoretical domains framework. Innov Pharm. 2020;11(4):10.
4. Addo-Atuah J. Making a case for a public health orientation in global pharmacy education and practice in the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2014;6(5):723-9.
5. Meyerson BE, Ryder PT, Richey-Smith C. Achieving pharmacy-based public health: a call for public health engagement. Public Health Rep. 2013;128(3):140-3.
6. Chisholm-Burns MA, Vaillancourt AM, Shepherd M. Pharmacy management, leadership, marketing, and finance: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 2014.
7. Abramowitz PW. The evolution and metamorphosis of the pharmacy practice model. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66(16):1437-46.
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14. McMillan SS, Wheeler AJ, Sav A, et al. Community pharmacy in Australia: a health hub destination of the future. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2013;9(6):863-75.
15. Scahill S, Harrison J, Carswell P, Shaw J. Health care policy and community pharmacy: implications for the New Zealand primary health care sector. NZ Med J. 2010;123(1317):41-51.
16. Qaraman AFA, Elbayoumi M, Kakemam E, Albelbeisi AH. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice towards Occupational Health and Safety among Nursing Students in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences. 2022;32(5):1007-18.
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18. Molai P. Evaluation on the extent of knowledge of pharmacist about OTC drug in Theran and Kermanshah. School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti university of Medical Sciences. 2004:56-8.
19. Pirsaheb M, Dargahi A, Asadi F, Karami A, Rezaei F. Prevalence of hepatitis B and its associated factors among barbers in Kermanshah province (2008-11). Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. 2016;19(7).
20. Hanafi S, Poormalek F, Torkamandi H,et al. Evaluation of community pharmacists’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards good pharmacy practice in Iran. J Pharm Care. 2013:19-24.
21. Adepu R, Nagavi B. General practitioners' perceptions about the extended roles of the community pharmacists in the state of Karnataka: A study. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2006;68(1).
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32. Anderson S. The state of the world's pharmacy: a portrait of the pharmacy profession. J Interprof Care. 2002;16(4):391-404.
33. Batterton KA, Hale KN. The Likert scale what it is and how to use it. Phalanx. 2017;50(2):32-9.
34. Kotrlik JW, Higgins CC. Organizational research: Determining appropriate sample size in survey research appropriate sample size in survey research. Information Technology Learning and Performance Journal. 2001;19(1):43.
35. Niazi MJ. Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacists in Tehran about environmental health issues in pharmacy. Islamic Azad university of medical sciences: 2022. 134p.
36. Farsi Heydari B. Evaluation of workplace health indicators in Bank Dey. Allameh Tabataba’i University: 2016. 174p.
37. Launiala A. How much can a KAP survey tell us about people's knowledge, attitudes and practices? Some observations from medical anthropology research on malaria in pregnancy in Malawi. Anthropology Matters. 2001; 11(1).
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Niazi M-J, Abrishami R, Shojaei P, Sadeghi-Sokeh S-M, Radmanesh R. Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pharmacists in Tehran Pharmacies regarding Environmental Health Issues to Increase Good Pharmacy Practice. J Pharm Care. 2024;12(3):158-168.
