02559nas a2200229 4500008004100000024000700041245013500048210006900183260001600252300001000268490000600278520184900284653001302133653001602146653001302162653001402175653001302189100003702202700001902239700002602258856004502284 2023 eng d a0200aKnowledge, Attitude and Practice of Brucellosis among Farmers Rearing Cattle in Belagavi Taluka - A One Year Cross-sectional Study0 aKnowledge Attitude and Practice of Brucellosis among Farmers Rea cAugust 2023 a11-140 v93 a

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 “Malta fever”, 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’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’ had bad practice and only 2.5% had good practice in rearing cattle. Conclusion: Study revealed that majority of farmer’s had poor knowledge and bad practice but had positive attitude about brucellosis.

10aAttitude10aBrucellosis10aFarmers.10aKnowledge10aPractice1 aHiremath, Neelakanthayyaswamy, I1 aKangle, Ranjit1 aNarasannavar, Ashwini uhttps://jppcm.org/article/2023/9/2/11-1402076nas 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/2021/7/1/9-1302764nas a2200229 4500008004100000245013500041210006900176260001500245300000800260490000600268520205500274653001602329653001402345653002602359653001402385653001402399653001402413100002302427700002102450700002002471856004302491 2021 eng d00aKnowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to Antibiotic Use Among Community and Hospital Pharmacists in Galle District, Sri Lanka0 aKnowledge Attitudes and Practices Related to Antibiotic Use Amon cApril 2021 a1-80 v73 a

Background: Pharmacists’ 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' knowledge about consequences of inappropriate antibiotic use, ineffective treatment (100%) and AR (100%), were significantly higher than community pharmacists’ 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’ antibiotic use and AR knowledge. Raising pharmacists' knowledge about antibiotic use may enhance their AR knowledge and attitudes towards it.

10aAntibiotics10aAttitudes10aCommunity Pharmacists10aKnowledge10aPractices10aSri Lanka1 aAmarasinghe, Meenu1 aViet, Ha, Nguyen1 aZawahir, Shukry uhttps://jppcm.org/article/2021/7/1/1-803110nas a2200337 4500008004100000245012500041210006900166260001700235300001000252490000600262520204800268653001202316653002402328653002102352653001402373653001002387100003102397700002902428700003002457700002202487700001802509700002702527700002702554700003102581700003602612700001502648700001802663700001602681700003002697856004502727 2020 eng d00aKnowledge, Beliefs and Factors Affecting the Use of Generic Medicines among Patients in Ibb, Yemen: A Mixed-method Study0 aKnowledge Beliefs and Factors Affecting the Use of Generic Medic cJanuary 2021 a53-560 v63 a

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' demographic information and contained six questions addressing patients' ability to differentiate between generic and brand-name medications. The second section comprises 15 items regarding patients' 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' 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' recommendations, and pharmacy dispensers contributed to patients' 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' understanding and beliefs about generic medicines are urgently needed.

10aBeliefs10aBrand-name medicine10aGeneric medicine10aKnowledge10aYemen1 aAl-Worafi, Yaser, Mohammed1 aAlseragi, Wafa, Mohammed1 aAlakhali, Khaled, Mohamed1 aMing, Long, Chiau1 aOthman, Gamil1 aHalboup, Abdulsalam, M1 aAlshahrani, Sultan, M.1 aAlshakhshir, Sami, Mustafa1 aAl-Shami, Abdulkareem, Mohammed1 aAli, Majid1 aAdam, Mansour1 aWajid, Syed1 aElkalmi, Ramadan, Mohamed uhttps://jppcm.org/article/2020/6/4/53-56