Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Pharmaceutical Care 2322-4630 8 4 2020 12 28 164 169 Olayinka Ilesanmi Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria AND Department of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria Aanuoluwapo Afolabi Department of Community Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria Oluwatosin Fakayode Department of Public Health, State Ministry of Health, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria Stephen Arigidi Department of Public Health, State Ministry of Health, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria Barakat Olatayo Olanrewaju Department of Pharmaceutical Services, State Ministry of Health, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria 2020 10 24 2020 11 28 Background: Community pharmacists(CPs) are key providers of basic healthcare in communities, and barriers that may hinder enormous results in their role during the COVID-19 pandemic should be addressed. We conducted training on the strategies for strengthening the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)among CPs. Methods: Participants were 31 CPs in Ilorin, Kwara State. A quasi-experimental, before-and-after study was carried out. Data were captured using a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire had three sections; the frst contained sociodemographic characteristics such as sex, age, and years of practice. The second section contained eight questions used to assess the knowledge of the respondents, each was assigned a score of “1” and the total obtainable score was “8”. The third section identifed the role of CPs in the prevention of COVID-19. Results: The mean age of the 31 CPs who participated in the training was 49.5 ± 13.7 years, and18 (58.1%) were males. The mean pre-test IPC training score was 4.968±1.329, while the meanpost-test IPC training score was 5.323±1.077, (t=-1.611, p=0.118). All respondents identifed that CPs had roles in the prevention of COVID-19. Among them, 27 (87.1%) identifed community health awareness campaigns as their main role in the prevention of COVID-19. Regarding years of practice, 6 (35.3%) respondents with less than 20 years had COVID-19 IPC knowledge gain compared to 10 (71.4%) others with more than 20 and above years of practice (P=0.04). Conclusion: The training achieved its short-term objective. There is a need to for supervisory visits on the CPs at their place of practice to ensure knowledge acquired is put to the best use. https://jpc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jpc/article/view/377