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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards COVID-19 Among Pharmacists: A Cross-Sectional Study.
AlRasheed, Maha M; AlShahrani, Amani H; AlMuhaini, Sara A; AlKofide, Hadeel A; Alhawassi, Tariq M; Aldemerdash, Ahmed; Alhaj, Omar A; Bragazzi, Nicola L; Jahrami, Haitham A.
  • AlRasheed MM; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • AlShahrani AH; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • AlMuhaini SA; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • AlKofide HA; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alhawassi TM; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Aldemerdash A; Medication Safety Research Chair, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alhaj OA; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Bragazzi NL; Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences,University of Petra, Amman, Jordan.
  • Jahrami HA; Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Departments and Statistics, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy ; 14: 3079-3090, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1334847
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused governments to put pandemic-related guidelines requiring compliance and understanding by healthcare professionals to mitigate its spread uncontrollably. We studied pharmacists' knowledge, attitude, and practice towards the COVD-19 outbreak compared with other healthcare workers during the pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

METHODS:

We surveyed pharmacists' socio-demographics (n=50) compared with other healthcare professionals (n=378) during lockdown starting in June 2020. We measured respondents' level of knowledge (n=10 questions, maximum score of 10), attitude (n=17 questions, maximum score of 80), and their practices (n=16 questions, maximum score of 80) towards COVID-19 infection.

RESULTS:

Median knowledge score was 8 (25th-75th percentiles 7-9), attitude score 76 (70-80) and practice score 74 (68-78). Good knowledge predictors were >20 years working experience [OR 2.05 (95% CI 1.03-4.06); P=0.04] and >50% working in clinical practice [OR 1.72 (95% CI 1.12-2.66); P=0.01], in inverse relationship with paramedical professions [OR 0.45 (95% CI 0.45 (0.28-0.72)); P=0.001] and working in a university hospital [OR 0.51 (95% CI 0.33. 0.81); P=0.004]. Availability of pharmaceutical information and treatment options was associated with good attitude [OR 2.19 (95% CI 1.04-4.59); P=0.039] and acquaintance as primary information sources negatively associated with good attitude [OR 0.34 (95% CI 0.15-0.8); P=0.013]. Good practice predictors were female gender [OR 3.84 (95% CI 2.37-6.24); P<0.001], military hospital employment [OR 2.32 (95% CI 1.25-4.31); P=0.008], USA [OR 3.41 (95% CI 1.03-11.22); P=0.044] or UK [OR 8.86 (95% CI 1.91-41.07); P=0.005] qualifications, and information on supportive measures [OR 2.2 (95% CI 1.36-3.56); P=0.001].

CONCLUSION:

Health workers displayed good knowledge about COVID-19, while profession and working experience predicted adequate knowledge, positive attitude, or practice towards disease management.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Risk Manag Healthc Policy Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: RMHP.S317779

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Risk Manag Healthc Policy Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: RMHP.S317779