Law Miranda G, Maposa Prosper, Chambula Elias, Steeb David R, Eckel Stephen F, Duncan Gregory
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
UZ School of Pharmacy, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Int J Pharm Pract. 2019 Feb;27(1):55-62. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12460. Epub 2018 May 6.
To explore the knowledge, attitudes and practice of final-year student pharmacists about public health.
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of all final-year student pharmacists (N = 158) in Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe were assessed through a quantitative 12-item survey. The survey assessed personal interest and attitude towards public health activities, self-assessed ability to perform basic public health activities, perspectives towards current pharmacist practices within public health activities in their country, and student involvement in public health activities during pharmacy school.
Eighty-two per cent of students responded to the survey (n = 129). The majority (95%) of all final-year student pharmacists are interested in contributing to public health activities in both health promotion and disease prevention and feel, as pharmacists, they have the responsibility to do so. Additionally, the majority of students would like more education during pharmacy school on health promotion (93%) and disease prevention (89%). Despite their interest, low numbers of student pharmacists feel that pharmacists are currently utilised in disease prevention (35%) and health promotion (42%).
Final-year student pharmacists in Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe express strong interest in public health education and involvement in public health activities. This interest and enthusiasm can serve as evidence for advancing public health education in the pharmacy curricula and for developing pharmacist opportunities in public health efforts that match the needs of the country.
探讨药学专业最后一年学生对公共卫生的知识、态度和实践情况。
通过一项包含12个条目的定量调查，对纳米比亚、赞比亚和津巴布韦所有药学专业最后一年的学生（N = 158）的知识、态度和实践情况进行评估。该调查评估了个人对公共卫生活动的兴趣和态度、自我评估的开展基本公共卫生活动的能力、对本国公共卫生活动中当前药剂师实践的看法，以及学生在药学院期间参与公共卫生活动的情况。
82%的学生回复了调查（n = 129）。所有药学专业最后一年的学生中，大多数（95%）有兴趣在健康促进和疾病预防方面为公共卫生活动做出贡献，并认为作为药剂师，他们有责任这样做。此外，大多数学生希望在药学院期间接受更多关于健康促进（93%）和疾病预防（89%）的教育。尽管他们有兴趣，但只有少数药剂专业学生认为药剂师目前在疾病预防（35%）和健康促进（42%）方面得到了充分利用。
纳米比亚、赞比亚和津巴布韦药学专业最后一年的学生对公共卫生教育和参与公共卫生活动表现出浓厚兴趣。这种兴趣和热情可作为推进药学院课程中的公共卫生教育以及在符合国家需求的公共卫生工作中为药剂师创造机会的依据。
