Alrasheedy Alian A, Aldawsari Abdulrahman H, Alqasir Munyib I, Alsawyan Omar A, Alalwan Osama A, Alwaker Saleh A, Almutairi Masaad S, Godman Brian
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Apr 21;11(4):878. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11040878.
Many cases of monkeypox have recently been reported in countries where this disease is not endemic, raising a global health concern. Consequently, healthcare professionals (HCPs), including pharmacists, need to be aware of the disease, its prevention, including the role of vaccines, and its management to reduce transmission. A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted among conveniently sampled community pharmacists in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. A total of 189 community pharmacists participated in the study, giving a response rate of 72.97%. From these, 86.77% were male, 51.32% were ≤30 years old, 36.51% were aged between 31-40 years, and 43.39% had 1-5 years of experience as community pharmacists. Their overall knowledge was 17.72 ± 5.56 out of a maximum of 28. The overall rate of correct answers for the knowledge statements was 63.29%, with 52.4% answering ≥50-<75% of the knowledge questions correctly and 31.2% answering ≥75% of the questions correctly. The knowledge subdomain related to diagnosis and clinical characteristics recorded the highest score, with the subdomain relating to causative pathogens and epidemiology recording a lower score. Overall, community pharmacists had moderate knowledge of monkeypox and its clinical management, prevention, and the role of vaccines, which is a concern for the future. Consequently, tailored, flexible, and timely educational interventions are needed to ensure that HCPs, including community pharmacists, are fully equipped with the latest evidence-based knowledge regarding this viral disease to reduce transmission and improve care.
最近，在一些并非猴痘流行地区的国家报告了多起猴痘病例，引发了全球对公共卫生的关注。因此，包括药剂师在内的医疗保健专业人员（HCPs）需要了解这种疾病、其预防措施（包括疫苗的作用）以及管理方法，以减少传播。在沙特阿拉伯卡西姆地区，对方便抽样的社区药剂师进行了一项基于问卷调查的横断面研究。共有189名社区药剂师参与了该研究，回复率为72.97%。其中，86.77%为男性，51.32%年龄≤30岁，36.51%年龄在31 - 40岁之间，43.39%有1 - 5年社区药剂师工作经验。他们的总体知识水平在满分28分中为17.72 ± 5.56分。知识陈述的正确答案总体率为63.29%，其中52.4%正确回答了50% - <75%的知识问题，31.2%正确回答了75%及以上的问题。与诊断和临床特征相关的知识子领域得分最高，而与致病病原体和流行病学相关的子领域得分较低。总体而言，社区药剂师对猴痘及其临床管理、预防和疫苗作用的了解程度中等，这是未来需要关注的问题。因此，需要进行有针对性、灵活且及时的教育干预，以确保包括社区药剂师在内的医疗保健专业人员充分掌握有关这种病毒性疾病的最新循证知识，从而减少传播并改善护理。
