Assessment of Jordanian Pharmacists Knowledge and Perception Regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and their Practice in Providing Sexual Counseling to Patients
Pharm. pract. (Granada, Internet)
; 21(1): 1-6, ene.-mar. 2023. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-218470
Biblioteca responsável:
ES1.1
Localização: ES15.1 - BNCS
ABSTRACT
Objective:
In this quantitative study, we intended to explore sexual/ reproductive counseling between Jordanian pharmacists by addressing pharmacists knowledge regarding sexual/ reproductive health and their perception and practice in providing counseling to patients.Method:
This study adopted a survey methodology using a self-completed validated and administered unnamed survey. Participants were asked to fill-out the electronic survey after providing their electronic consent. Social media was utilized to extend the survey to facilitate contact multiple parts of pharmacists community.Results:
In this study, 200 pharmacists agreed to participate in this study. Most of the pharmacists knew that depression (n= 182, 91%) and alcohol (n=171, 85.5%) were among the main factors that my decrease sexual performance. Also, only 38.5% of the pharmacists (n= 77) agreed that discussing sexual issues is the responsibility pf pharmacists, and only 55% of them (n= 110) felt comfortable discussing patients sexual matters as any medical issue. Moreover, more than two-third of the pharmacist (n= 146, 73%) reported that if they were consulted about sexual problem, they may explore patients problem. On the other side, only half of pharmacists (n= 102, 51%) revealed that they may discuss the side effects of prescribed drug if it might affect sexual performance.Conclusion:
Education on sexuality/ reproduction is the key to help Jordanian pharmacists to advance patients sexual/ reproductive health. In general, research on sexual/ reproductive health in conservative societies is limited. Therefore, additional surveys that include the perspectives of both patients and pharmacists on sexuality/ reproduction to augment this normally ignored aspect of health are necessary. (AU)
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Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Farmacêuticos
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Aconselhamento Sexual
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50242
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Pharm. pract. (Granada, Internet)
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Al-Balqa Applied University/Jordan
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Applied Science Private University/Jordan
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Zarqa University/Jordan