Medication counselling practice among community dispensers in Nyamagana district, Mwanza,Tanzania
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TextPublisher number: Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102 : P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania :Phone: +255 28 298 3384 :Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : www.bugando.ac.tz :Language: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2023Description: 38 Pages; Includes References and AppendiciesSubject(s): Summary: Abstract:
"Background: In pharmaceutical care service patient medication counselling involving providing medication information orally or in written form aiming on improvement of treatment outcome and optimize the safety of drug use by patient. Medication counselling improve medication safety and patient adherence, avoiding treatment failure and resource waste. Pharmacy dispensers are essential members of the health care team. Pharmacy practice activities varies in different setting (hospital, pharmacy, and dispensary), the act of pharmacy practice is to provide medication and other health care product to patient and give them information on how to use them.There are guidelines and regulation for pharmacy dispensers on providing medication counselling to patients and care givers.Many studies have been done on medication counselling and they emphasise on production of medication information to patients in developed countries but in some developing countries like Tanzania there are limited information regarding medication counselling.
Methodology: This was a cross sectional study conducted for a period of one month from April to May 2023 involving 114 pharmacy dispensers in Nyamagana district by using questionnaires. Raw data was cleaned in Microsoft excel and then analyse by using STATA. Data were summarised with appropriate statistics at p<0.05.
Results: A total number of Pharmacy 114 pharmacy was surveyed for this study, one pharmacy dispenser from each pharmacy participated in the study. The study comprises of 57.9% male and 42.1% female. Among them pharmaceutical dispensers with degree in pharmacy are 18%, diploma in pharmacy 53% and certificate 29%. Significant association existed between demographic characteristic (education level) and question asked by dispensers (chi2 =21.8891 and P=0.000).
Conclusion: The study determined that little information about medication was provided by community dispensers and some dispensers did not ask their clients questions when dispensing. Level of counselling was suboptimal but could be improved if community dispensers participate in continuous training to acquire more counselling skills."
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Status | Barcode | |
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| UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | 1 | CUHAS/BP/3001108/T/1 |
Abstract:
"Background: In pharmaceutical care service patient medication counselling involving providing medication information orally or in written form aiming on improvement of treatment outcome and optimize the safety of drug use by patient. Medication counselling improve medication safety and patient adherence, avoiding treatment failure and resource waste. Pharmacy dispensers are essential members of the health care team. Pharmacy practice activities varies in different setting (hospital, pharmacy, and dispensary), the act of pharmacy practice is to provide medication and other health care product to patient and give them information on how to use them.There are guidelines and regulation for pharmacy dispensers on providing medication counselling to patients and care givers.Many studies have been done on medication counselling and they emphasise on production of medication information to patients in developed countries but in some developing countries like Tanzania there are limited information regarding medication counselling.
Methodology: This was a cross sectional study conducted for a period of one month from April to May 2023 involving 114 pharmacy dispensers in Nyamagana district by using questionnaires. Raw data was cleaned in Microsoft excel and then analyse by using STATA. Data were summarised with appropriate statistics at p<0.05.
Results: A total number of Pharmacy 114 pharmacy was surveyed for this study, one pharmacy dispenser from each pharmacy participated in the study. The study comprises of 57.9% male and 42.1% female. Among them pharmaceutical dispensers with degree in pharmacy are 18%, diploma in pharmacy 53% and certificate 29%. Significant association existed between demographic characteristic (education level) and question asked by dispensers (chi2 =21.8891 and P=0.000).
Conclusion: The study determined that little information about medication was provided by community dispensers and some dispensers did not ask their clients questions when dispensing. Level of counselling was suboptimal but could be improved if community dispensers participate in continuous training to acquire more counselling skills."
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