Worku Minichil Chanie, Mitku Melese Legesse, Ayenew Wondm, Limenh Liknew Workie, Ergena Asrat Elias, Geremew Derso Teju, Bizuneh Gizachew Kassahun, Tefera Bereket Bahiru, Mekonnen Biset Asrade, Anagaw Yeniewa Kerie
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2024 Oct;16(10):102140. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2024.102140. Epub 2024 Jul 13.
The circulation of substandard and counterfeit pharmaceutical products on the national and international markets has increased. Different studies revealed that there is limited information about pharmacy professionals' awareness of substandard and counterfeit pharmaceutical products. Therefore; the aim of the present study was to assess the pharmacy professionals' knowledge, attitude, and practice of substandard and counterfeit pharmaceutical products.
A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pharmacy professionals about substandard and counterfeited pharmaceutical products in Gondar City, North-West Ethiopia. Data were collected through a self-administered, structured questionnaire using the Kobo tool. SPSS version 27 was used for the analysis. To assess the association of factors with pharmacy professionals' practice towards substandard and counterfeit medicines, we conducted univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis.
A total of 170 respondents participated in the study. The highest numbers of participants (71.8%) were in the age group of 18-30 years. Only 10.6% of them reported purchasing medicines regularly. Of total, 31 (18.24%) of respondents had a good knowledge and more than one-third 60 (35.29%) of the respondents had a good level of practice. Multivariate logistic regression analysis results revealed that some socio-demography and attitude (AOR = 0.473 (0.225-0.995) were associated with the practice of pharmacy professionals towards substandard and counterfeit medicines.
In general, less than one-quarters of the respondents had a good knowledge and more than one-thirds of the respondents had a good level of practice. However, half of the respondents had a positive attitude.
不合格和假冒药品在国内和国际市场上的流通有所增加。不同研究表明，关于药学专业人员对不合格和假冒药品的认知信息有限。因此，本研究的目的是评估药学专业人员对不合格和假冒药品的知识、态度及实践情况。
在埃塞俄比亚西北部的贡德尔市开展了一项横断面研究，以评估药学专业人员对不合格和假冒药品的知识、态度及实践情况。通过使用Kobo工具的自填式结构化问卷收集数据。采用SPSS 27版进行分析。为评估各因素与药学专业人员对不合格和假冒药品实践的关联，我们进行了单变量和多变量逻辑回归分析。
共有170名受访者参与了研究。参与人数最多的年龄组为18 - 30岁（71.8%）。其中只有10.6%的人报告定期购买药品。总体而言，31名（18.24%）受访者有良好的知识水平，超过三分之一（60名，35.29%）的受访者有良好的实践水平。多变量逻辑回归分析结果显示，一些社会人口统计学因素和态度（调整后比值比 = 0.473（0.225 - 0.995））与药学专业人员对不合格和假冒药品的实践有关。
总体而言，不到四分之一的受访者有良好的知识水平，超过三分之一的受访者有良好的实践水平。然而，一半的受访者态度积极。
