@article {97, title = {Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Brucellosis among Farmers Rearing Cattle in Belagavi Taluka - A One Year Cross-sectional Study}, journal = {Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine}, volume = {9}, year = {2023}, month = {August 2023}, pages = {11-14}, type = {Original Article }, chapter = {11}, abstract = {

Introduction: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease which is almost invariably transmitted by direct or indirect contact with infected animals or their products. It is also known as {\textquotedblleft}Malta fever{\textquotedblright}, It is an important human disease in many parts of the world especially in the south and central Asia, Mediterranean countries of Europe, north and east Africa, and America and yet it is often unrecognized and frequently goes unreported. More than 500,000 new cases occur annually with an uneven global distribution. In India, bovine Brucellosis is widespread and in recent time it becomes more prevalent, perhaps, due to increased trade and rapid movement of livestock. Epidemiological evidence reveals that, in India, Brucellosis is recorded in almost all states but the scenario differs between states and is present in different species of animals including cattle, goats, buffalo, yaks, camels, horses, and pig. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, Attitude and practice of Brucellosis among Farmers Rearing Cattle. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in Belagavi Taluka among 400 farmers rearing cattle{\textquoteright}s. Data was collected using predesigned pretested structured questionnaire after taking written informed consent. Based on the objective the data was analyzed in SPSS version-20 and expressed as percentage. Results: Majority 93.8\% farmers had poor knowledge, 4.4\% had average knowledge and 1.8\% had good knowledge about brucellosis. 99.5\% had positive attitude about brucellosis and 97.5\% farmers{\textquoteright} had bad practice and only 2.5\% had good practice in rearing cattle. Conclusion: Study revealed that majority of farmer{\textquoteright}s had poor knowledge and bad practice but had positive attitude about brucellosis.

}, keywords = {Attitude, Brucellosis, Farmers., Knowledge, Practice}, doi = {10.5530/jppcm.2023.2.4}, author = {Neelakanthayyaswamy I Hiremath and Ranjit Kangle and Ashwini Narasannavar} } @article {49, title = {Knowledge and Awareness about Leishmaniasis Disease in the General Public of Quetta, Pakistan}, journal = {Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine}, volume = {7}, year = {2021}, month = {April 2021}, pages = {9-13}, type = {Research Article}, chapter = {9}, abstract = {

Aim: This study attempted to assess knowledge and awareness about Leishmaniasis disease in Quetta city, Pakistan. Materials and Methods: This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey where 387 study respondents were targeted using the non-probability convenience sampling method for data collection. SPSS v 22.0 was applied for data analysis and P<=0.05 was considered statically significant. The Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed to discover the relationship among variables. Results: Most respondents were from the age group 18-27 years 269 (69.5\%) majority of whom were female 244 (64.0\%). Most of the respondents had improved knowledge (73.6\%), about the word Leishmaniasis, 50.6\% of respondents were aware of the signs and symptoms, 54.8\% of respondents were aware of the diagnosis, 64.3\% of respondents had improved knowledge about treatment, 62.5\% of the study population were aware of prevention and 40.8\% of study respondents knew about the vaccination for leishmaniasis. Conclusion: This study exposed an overall better knowledge and awareness among the public about leishmaniasis disease and its causative agents, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and vaccination.

}, keywords = {Awareness, Knowledge, Leishmaniasis disease, Pakistan, Public, Quetta}, doi = {10.5530/jppcm.2021.1.2}, author = {Tanzeel Ahmed and Sarmad Sheraz Jadoon and Muhammad Waqas and Muhammad Ammar and Liguo Jian and Qi Zhang} } @article {51, title = {Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to Antibiotic Use Among Community and Hospital Pharmacists in Galle District, Sri Lanka}, journal = {Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine}, volume = {7}, year = {2021}, month = {April 2021}, pages = {1-8}, type = {Research Article}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

Background: Pharmacists{\textquoteright} knowledge about and attitudes towards antibiotic impact on appropriate antibiotic supply. However, this information is lacking in Sri Lanka. Purpose: To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practice of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance (AR) among community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists in Galle District, Sri Lanka. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted to assess their knowledge about antibiotic use and causes of AR, attitudes towards antibiotic use and dispensing practice. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Ninety percent of the pharmacists (n=90/100) responded, comprising community pharmacists (n=43) with efficiency qualifications and hospital pharmacists with proficiency (n=45) or B.Pharm (n=2) qualifications. The hospital pharmacists{\textquoteright} knowledge about consequences of inappropriate antibiotic use, ineffective treatment (100\%) and AR (100\%), were significantly higher than community pharmacists{\textquoteright} knowledge (91\% and 86\%; P=0.048 and 0.010, respectively). The knowledge about AR reasons, for example, antibiotic use for non-bacterial infections, was also significantly higher in hospital pharmacists (92\%) than community pharmacists (74\%), P=0.030. 84\% of respondents had positive responses on all attitude statements. Most of the participants (98\%) denied non-prescription antibiotic supply. Overall, greater knowledge about antibiotic use increased the likelihood of higher knowledge about AR (Adj. OR=3.94; 95\% CI: 1.57-9.88; P=0.003) and positive attitude towards it (Adj. OR=3.71; 95\%CI: 1.54-8.92; P=0.003). Conclusion: Extent of pharmacy qualification could impact the pharmacists{\textquoteright} antibiotic use and AR knowledge. Raising pharmacists{\textquoteright} knowledge about antibiotic use may enhance their AR knowledge and attitudes towards it.

}, keywords = {Antibiotics, Attitudes, Community Pharmacists, Knowledge, Practices, Sri Lanka}, doi = {10.5530/jppcm.2021.1.1}, author = {Meenu Amarasinghe and Ha Nguyen Viet and Shukry Zawahir} } @article {43, title = {Knowledge, Beliefs and Factors Affecting the Use of Generic Medicines among Patients in Ibb, Yemen: A Mixed-method Study}, journal = {Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine}, volume = {6}, year = {2020}, month = {January 2021}, pages = {53-56}, type = {Research Article}, chapter = {53}, abstract = {

Objectives: This study was aimed to explore the knowledge and beliefs of patients in Ibb, Yemen, regarding generic medicines and identify factors affecting their use of these medicines. Methods: A mixed qualitative and quantitative study was conducted between Jan 1 and Mar 31, 2017 in Ibb, Yemen. A total of 310 patients participated in this study. The questionnaire used for data collection comprised of two sections. The first section covered participants{\textquoteright} demographic information and contained six questions addressing patients{\textquoteright} ability to differentiate between generic and brand-name medications. The second section comprises 15 items regarding patients{\textquoteright} beliefs about generic medicines, answered using a five-point Likert scale. Additionally, seven patients were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide to explore further the factors affecting their generic medicine use. Results: Only 17.4\% of patients knew the difference between generic and brand-name medicines. Approximately 59 (19\%) patients believed that generic medicines{\textquoteright} efficacy was the same as that of brand-name medicines, while 42 (13.5\%) believed that generic medicines took longer to take effect. The vast majority of patients (252) (81.3\%) believed that generic medicines were appropriate for less serious medical conditions. Only 84 patients (27.1\%) believed that generic medications were the same as brand-name ones. Furthermore, the majority of patients held negative beliefs about generic medicines. The study also found that the price of medicines, physicians{\textquoteright} recommendations, and pharmacy dispensers contributed to patients{\textquoteright} use of generic medications. Conclusion: This study found that Yemen patients have insufficient knowledge of and negative beliefs about generic medicines. Special oriented and well-designed programs to educate and improve patients and healthcare professionals{\textquoteright} understanding and beliefs about generic medicines are urgently needed.

}, keywords = {Beliefs, Brand-name medicine, Generic medicine, Knowledge, Yemen}, doi = {10.5530/jppcm.2020.4.16}, author = {Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi and Wafa Mohammed Alseragi and Khaled Mohamed Alakhali and Long Chiau Ming and Gamil Othman and Abdulsalam M Halboup and Sultan M. Alshahrani and Sami Mustafa Alshakhshir and Abdulkareem Mohammed Al-Shami and Majid Ali and Mansour Adam and Syed Wajid and Ramadan Mohamed Elkalmi} }