| Title |
A cross-sectional survey on the attitudes and interests of rural population towards expanded pharmacist prescribing in India
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11096-017-0443-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Muhammad Umair Khan, Mohammad Arief, Akram Ahmad, Sadiqa Malik, Lakhya Jyoti Gogoi, Manabendra Kalita, Fahad Saleem, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad Hassali |
| Abstract |
Background Shortage of qualified medical doctors and little or no access to basic medicines and medical facilities are the major rural health concerns in India. Expanding the role of pharmacists to provide prescribing services could improve rural health outcomes. Objective To assess the attitudes of rural population towards pharmacist prescribing and their interest in using expanded pharmacist prescribing services. Setting Rural population of Assam, India. Methods A descriptive, cross-sectional survey was conducted for a period of 2 months from March to April 2016 in the State of Assam, India. A multi-stage sampling was used to recruit (n = 410) eligible participants. Main outcome measure Rural population attitudes towards, and interests in using, pharmacist prescribing services. Results The attitudes of participants were generally positive towards pharmacist prescribing. A large proportion of participants (81.5%) agreed that pharmacists should have a prescribing role in rural India. Participants indicated their interest in using expanded pharmacist prescribing services, with greater interests in receiving medications in emergency situations (79.7%) and getting a treatment plan for their medical problem (75.6%). Participants with low income and tertiary education had better attitudes and showed more interest towards expanded pharmacist prescribing services (p < 0.05). Conclusions Most participants had positive attitudes towards pharmacist prescribing and were interested in using expanded pharmacist prescribing services. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 38 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 16% |
| Unknown | 13 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 14 | 37% |
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