Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.

Autor: Welday Kahssay S; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia., Mulugeta P; School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 May 24; Vol. 17 (5), pp. e0268971. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 24 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268971
Abstrakt: Background: Patient's knowledge about dispensed medications is one of the major factors that determine the rational use of medicines.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients about their dispensed medications and associated factors at the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from August to October 2021. Study subjects were selected by random sampling technique and were interviewed using a structured interview questionnaire. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with exit knowledge. At a 95% confidence interval (CI), p≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Result: Of the total 400 participants, 116 (29.0%) participants had sufficient exit-knowledge about their dispensed medication. Patients with higher educational level had increased exit knowledge of dispensed medications than those with no formal education (AOR: 5.590; 95% CI 1.019-30.666). Also, the nature of illness as being chronic significantly enlarged the odds (AOR 5.807; 95% CI 2.965-11.372) of having sufficient exit-knowledge. Participants who reported, "I do not know" and "I did not get enough information from the pharmacist" had lower odds (AOR 0.374; 95% CI: 0.142-0.982) and (AOR 0.166; 95% CI 0.062-0.445) of sufficient exit-knowledge in comparison to those who responded "I got enough information from the pharmacist" respectively. Furthermore, the odd of sufficient exit-knowledge was 7.62 times higher in those who claimed prescribing doctor as the source of information.
Conclusion: The majority of patients had insufficient exit-knowledge about their dispensed medications. Educational status, nature of the disease, perceived sufficiency of pharmacist knowledge, and source of information were significantly associated with exit knowledge.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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