Knowledge and perceptions of prescribers regarding adherence to standard treatment guidelines for malaria: a comparative cross-sectional study from Pakistan
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2014; 20 (4): 221-228
in English
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| ID: emr-159210
ABSTRACT
Despite the availability of standard treatment guidelines for malaria in Pakistan adherence to protocols by prescribers is poor. This descriptive, cross-sectional study aimed to explore the perceptions and knowledge of prescribers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi cities towards adherence to standard treatment guidelines for malaria. A questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 360 prescribers; 64.7% were satisfied with the available antimalarial drugs and 41.3% agreed that antimalarial drugs should only be prescribed after diagnostic testing. Only half the prescribers had the guidelines available in their health facility. Almost all the prescribers [97.7%] agreed that there was a need for more educational programmes about the guidelines. Most prescribers were unaware of the correct standard treatment regimen for Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax malaria. There were no differences in knowledge between males and females, but prescribers having more experience, practising as general practitioners and working in private health-care facilities possessed significantly better knowledge than their counterparts
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Perception
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Malaria, Vivax
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Malaria, Falciparum
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Knowledge
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Guideline Adherence
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Prescription Drugs
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2014
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