02629nas a2200265 4500008004100000245006100041210006100102260001500163300000800178490000600186520191200192653001902104653003302123653001302156653001102169653001402180100001702194700001902211700001702230700001702247700001702264700002002281700001902301856004302320 2023 eng d00aImpact of Treatment on Asthma Control in Quetta Pakistan0 aImpact of Treatment on Asthma Control in Quetta Pakistan cMarch 2023 a1-50 v93 a

Background: Poorly controlled asthma may lead to decreased lung function, increase the risk of complications and more episodes of exacerbations, increased healthcare utilization, including more frequent hospitalizations and emergency room visits. Regular monitoring of asthma symptoms and lung function can help identify any potential issues in asthma control and ensure optimal management. Objectives: The study aims to assess the asthma control by the usage of asthma controller medications especially, corticosteroids, bronchodilators and leukotriene modifiers, among patients receiving treatment through well-validated questionnaire. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study with a sample of 361 was conducted in different public hospitals outpatient departments and clinics of Quetta Pakistan by using a convenience sampling technique. The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) was used to measure the asthma control of the asthmatic patients. The descriptive and inferential statistics have been done by using SPSS version 20 with a p value <0.05. Results: The study found that an average score of asthma control was 3.1±1.10 thereby indicating uncontrolled asthma with also 62.3% of study participants had uncontrolled asthma, no patient had controlled asthma. An increased number of medications including the use of corticosteroids and leukotriene modifiers posed an impact on asthma control of the study population. Conclusion: The study concluded that corticosteroids and leukotriene modifiers can be effective in asthma control and it is suggested for the future studies that route of administration and treatment guidelines must also be determined along with the asthma control to gain a complete picture of impact of treatment and management on any health outcomes.

10aAsthma Control10aAsthma Control Questionnaire10aPakistan10aQuetta10aTreatment1 aSehar, Sadia1 a-ul-Haq, Noman1 aTahir, Maria1 aRiaz, Sohail1 aNasim, Aqeel1 aSaood, Muhammad1 aYasmin, Riffat uhttps://jppcm.org/article/2023/9/1/1-502076nas a2200265 4500008004100000245009800041210006900139260001500208300000900223490000600232520132300238653001401561653001401575653002601589653001301615653001101628653001101639100001901650700002701669700002001696700002001716700001601736700001401752856004401766 2021 eng d00aKnowledge and Awareness about Leishmaniasis Disease in the General Public of Quetta, Pakistan0 aKnowledge and Awareness about Leishmaniasis Disease in the Gener cApril 2021 a9-130 v73 a

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.

10aAwareness10aKnowledge10aLeishmaniasis disease10aPakistan10aPublic10aQuetta1 aAhmed, Tanzeel1 aJadoon, Sarmad, Sheraz1 aWaqas, Muhammad1 aAmmar, Muhammad1 aJian, Liguo1 aZhang, Qi uhttps://jppcm.org/article/2021/7/1/9-1303029nas a2200265 4500008004100000245014400041210006900185260001700254300001000271490000600281520219100287653002202478653003402500653002502534653001702559653001302576100001602589700001802605700001702623700002702640700001502667700001702682700001902699856004502718 2020 eng d00aDoctors’ Knowledge, Attitude and Objective Adherence with Hypertension Guidelines in Quetta, Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Analytical Study0 aDoctors Knowledge Attitude and Objective Adherence with Hyperten cJanuary 2021 a57-630 v63 a

Background: There is scarcity of published information about doctors’ knowledge, attitude and adherence with hypertension guidelines from Pakistan. Objectives: To evaluate doctors’ knowledge, attitude and objective adherence with the recommendations of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) developed by American Society of Hypertension/International Society of Hypertension. Methods: This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study included 95 doctors from various health care facilities in Quetta, Baluchistan to evaluate doctors’ knowledge of and attitude towards guidelines. Physicians’ endearment with ASH/ISH (2014) guidelines was evaluated by the prescriptions they wrote to 1900 hypertensive individuals (20 prescriptions of each enrolled doctor). Data was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: 58.9% doctors had sufficient knowledge of guidelines. Doctors’ with specialization and consultants, doctors of age >35 years and who were in clinical practice for >5 years had significantly (p-value<0.05) greater knowledge and more guidelines adherent practices than their counterparts. There was a significant association between doctors’ knowledge and practice scores. (rs=0.758, p-value <0.001). Overall, doctors had positive attitudes towards guidelines. A total of 1385 (72.9%) prescriptions were judged guidelines adherent. In multivariate analysis, guidelines adherence had statistically significant positive association with the presence of any comorbidity (OR=2.804, p-value<0.001), heart failure (OR=5.101, p-value<0.001), chronic kidney disease (OR=2.384, p-value<0.001) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (OR=3.137, p-value=0.009) and negative association with diabetes mellitus (OR=0.265, p-value<0.001). Conclusion: Only 58.9% doctors were adequately aware of guidelines recommendations. A fair number of patients (72.9%) received guidelines adherent prescriptions. Doctors’ poor knowledge of guidelines preferred antihypertensive agents in diabetic hypertensive patients reflected in their practices.

10aDiabetes Mellitus10aDuration of clinical practice10aGuidelines adherence10aHypertension10aPakistan1 aKhan, Mirza1 aAhmed, Nafees1 aWahid, Abdul1 aKhan, Syed, Liaquat Al1 aKhan, Asad1 aAkbar, Zarka1 aBibi, Palwasha uhttps://jppcm.org/article/2020/6/4/57-6302709nas a2200265 4500008004100000245013300041210006900174260001500243300001000258490000600268520189100274653001402165653003702179653001702216653001602233653001302249653002502262100001902287700001802306700001902324700002002343700001702363700001802380856004502398 2020 eng d00aPublic’ Perception, Awareness, Expectations and Experiences towards the Role of Community Pharmacists in Quetta City, Pakistan0 aPublic Perception Awareness Expectations and Experiences towards cApril 2020 a05-090 v63 a

Aim: The study is aimed to assess public perception, awareness, expectations and experiences towards the role of community pharmacists (CPs) in Quetta City, Pakistan. Methods: This was a questionnairebased, cross-sectional survey. Keeping the aim of the study in mind, a questionnaire was developed by the research team through mutual consensus, experience sharing and extensive literature review. By using an online calculator, 423 respondents were approached conveniently for the data collection. The SPSS v.20.0 was used for data coding and analysis. Based on the objectives of the study, descriptive statistics were applied for data analysis. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 30.61±9.95 and males dominated the group (318, 75.2%). Eighty-one percent of the respondents agreed that CPs provide consultation on how medicine works, identify and prevent errors and are good in explaining things to their level of understanding. Nearly 70% of the respondents expected CPs to take personal responsibility for resolving drug-related problems, to educate them about the appropriate use of medicines and to monitor the response of drug therapy. All respondents were positive when they were asked about their expectations from the CPs. Respondents agreed that CPs are a reliable source of drug information and are important healthcare professionals (80.4 and 77.3% respectively). Counseling was endorsed by 60% of the respondents while CPs were held responsible for resolving drug problems. Conclusion: Although the study findings revealed certain limitations, study respondents had positive attitudes, experiences and constructive expectations towards CPs. The findings also indicated consumer preferences for the evolution of community pharmacist professional services in Pakistan.

10aAwareness10aCommunity pharmacist Quetta city10aExpectations10aExperiences10aPakistan10aPublic’ perception1 aKamran, Kashif1 aIqbal, Qaiser1 aHaider, Sajjad1 aAnwar, Muhammad1 aIshaq, Rabia1 aSaleem, Fahad uhttps://jppcm.org/article/2020/6/1/05-09