Department of Pharmacy Practice, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Pharm Pract. 2022 Nov 4;30(5):472-478. doi: 10.1093/ijpp/riac029.
This study aimed to explore the preparedness of pharmacy students to actively participate in public health services by examining their attitude towards and knowledge about the national public health programmes (NPHPs).
A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire survey of the students in Unaizah College of Pharmacy (UCP) and College of Pharmacy Main Campus (CPMC), Qassim University, between October 2019 and February 2020.
A total of 100 out of 125 students responded to the questionnaire at a response rate of 80%. While the majority (77%) of the participants agreed on the necessity for pharmacists to know about the NPHPs, 71% reported they did not learn about National Health Policy in their pharmacy curriculum. Also, a small number of pharmacy students, at 16%, believed that their current knowledge about the NPHPs was sufficient or very sufficient. Lastly, 81% of the participants felt that they had an important or very important role to play in the NPHPs.
The majority of the participants expressed interest in more education on public health during their pharmacy education. Their interest supports the advancement of public health education to facilitate greater involvement of pharmacists in public health services.
本研究旨在通过考察药学学生对国家公共卫生计划（NPHPs）的态度和了解程度，探讨其为积极参与公共卫生服务做好准备的情况。
2019 年 10 月至 2020 年 2 月，采用在线问卷调查的方式，对卡赛姆大学乌奈扎医药学院（UCP）和主校区医药学院（CPMC）的学生进行了横断面研究。
共有 125 名学生中的 100 名学生对问卷做出了回应，回应率为 80%。虽然大多数（77%）参与者认为药剂师有必要了解 NPHPs，但 71%的人表示他们在药学课程中没有学习过国家卫生政策。此外，一小部分药学学生（16%）认为他们目前对 NPHPs 的了解足够或非常足够。最后，81%的参与者认为他们在 NPHPs 中扮演着重要或非常重要的角色。
大多数参与者对在药学教育中增加公共卫生教育表示了兴趣。他们的兴趣支持推进公共卫生教育，以促进药剂师更多地参与公共卫生服务。
