Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Near East University, Nicosia, North Cyprus, Turkey.
Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Oct;16(5):1864-1872. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.54. Epub 2021 Feb 16.
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global pandemic with no therapy, and pharmacists being a part of the health care system have a vital role in the management of COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of community pharmacists (CPs) regarding COVID-19.
An online survey was conducted among 393 CPs in 2 provinces of Pakistan during the lockdown period. A validated questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha, 0.745) was used for data collection. All statistical analyses were analyzed by using SPSS, version 21 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY).
Among 393 participants, 71.5% (n = 281) had good knowledge, 44% (n = 175) had a positive attitude, and 57.3% (n = 225) had good practices regarding COVID-19. Social media (45.29%, n = 178) were reported as the main source to seek information of COVID-19. Good knowledge, age ≥ 26 years, and a PhD degree level were the substantial determinants ( = < 0.05) of a good attitude. Similarly, a CP with experience of > 5 years, a PhD degree, good knowledge, and a good attitude has higher odds of having good practices as compared with reference categories ( = < 0.05).
In short, a majority of the CPs had good knowledge but had a poor attitude and practice toward the management of COVID-19. Standard-structured educational and counseling programs for CPs regarding COVID-19 are needed for effective management.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一种全球性大流行病，目前尚无治疗方法，而作为医疗保健系统一部分的药剂师在 COVID-19 管理中发挥着至关重要的作用。本研究旨在评估社区药剂师（CPs）对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和实践。
在封锁期间，对巴基斯坦两个省的 393 名 CPs 进行了在线调查。使用经过验证的问卷（Cronbach's alpha，0.745）进行数据收集。所有统计分析均使用 SPSS，版本 21（IBM Corp，Armonk，NY）进行分析。
在 393 名参与者中，71.5%（n = 281）具有良好的知识水平，44%（n = 175）具有积极的态度，57.3%（n = 225）在 COVID-19 管理方面具有良好的实践经验。社交媒体（45.29%，n = 178）被报告为寻求 COVID-19 信息的主要来源。良好的知识、年龄≥26 岁和博士学位是良好态度的重要决定因素（<0.05）。同样，与参考类别相比，具有>5 年从业经验、博士学位、良好知识和良好态度的 CP 更有可能具有良好的实践经验（<0.05）。
总的来说，大多数 CPs 对 COVID-19 的管理具有良好的知识，但态度和实践较差。需要为 CPs 制定有关 COVID-19 的标准结构化教育和咨询计划，以进行有效的管理。
