Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia.
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia.
Afr Health Sci. 2022 Dec;22(4):565-575. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v22i4.62.
Patients' good understanding and awareness of drug information received at the drug retail outlet is paramount to gaining expected outcomes. In the COVID-19 pandemic, the routine counselling practice faced multifactorial challenges.
The study aimed to assess medication counseling practice and associated factors in drug retail outlets of Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia.
A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted using an interviewer administered questionnaire. The data were analysed by using SPSS version 23. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with medication counselling practice.
A total of 180 pharmacy professionals were enrolled in the study, about half (51.1%) of the participants reported good medication counselling provision for their patients. In A multivariable logistic regression analysis, reduced pharmacist's level of communication (AOR=0.008; CI: 0.001-0.292; p= 0.009) and shortage of personal protective equipment (AOR=0.021; CI: 0.002-0.226; p=0.002) due Covid-19 were factors associated with poor medication counselling practice.
Reduced level of communication and shortage of personal protective equipment due to Covid-19 were factors associated with poor medication counselling practice. In general, Jimma town health offices and Oromia Region Health bureau should struggle in association with other stakeholders to improve the identified bottleneck of pharmacist's counselling practice.
患者在零售药店获得的药物信息的良好理解和认识对获得预期结果至关重要。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，常规咨询实践面临着多方面的挑战。
本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚西南部吉姆马镇零售药店的药物咨询实践及其相关因素。
采用基于机构的横断面研究，使用访谈者管理的问卷进行。使用 SPSS 版本 23 分析数据。使用多变量逻辑回归模型确定与药物咨询实践相关的因素。
共有 180 名药剂师专业人员参与了这项研究，约一半（51.1%）的参与者表示为患者提供了良好的药物咨询服务。在多变量逻辑回归分析中，由于 COVID-19 导致药剂师沟通水平降低（AOR=0.008；CI：0.001-0.292；p=0.009）和个人防护设备短缺（AOR=0.021；CI：0.002-0.226；p=0.002）是与不良药物咨询实践相关的因素。
由于 COVID-19 导致沟通水平降低和个人防护设备短缺是与不良药物咨询实践相关的因素。总的来说，吉姆马镇卫生办公室和奥罗米亚地区卫生局应与其他利益相关者一起努力，改善药剂师咨询实践的瓶颈。
