Community Pharmacists' Identifying and Counseling of Breastfeeding Women: A Study from Jordan.

Autor:	Harahsheh MM; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Mukattash TL; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Al-Shatnawi SF; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Abu-Farha RK; Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan., D'Arcy DM; School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland., Jarab AS; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.; College of Pharmacy, Al-Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates., Abuhammad SH; Department of Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Korean journal of family medicine [Korean J Fam Med] 2024 Apr 22. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 22.
DOI:	10.4082/kjfm.23.0103
Abstrakt:	Background: This study explored the approaches of Jordanian community pharmacists to identifying and counseling breastfeeding mothers regarding medication usage. Methods: This cross-sectional study used self-administered questionnaires. A convenience sample (n=381) of Jordanian community pharmacists was recruited through social media. The responses were statistically analyzed using IBM SPSS ver. 25.0 (IBM Corp., USA). Results: The majority of recruited pharmacists were female (n=329, 86.4%). Asking every woman was Jordanian pharmacists' preferred approach to identifying breastfeeding women (n=211, 55.4%). The study showed that around one-third of the pharmacists (n=128, 33.6%) reported that they currently experienced queries regarding medication use during breastfeeding on a daily basis. Additionally, the majority (n=325, 85.3%) of pharmacists reported feeling confident, and 67.2% of them (n=256) reported feeling comfortable while giving advice to breastfeeding women. The surveyed pharmacists relied on different resources during their course of practice to answer queries related to medicine usage by breastfeeding mothers. Conclusion: Community pharmacists have continuous interactions with breastfeeding women. Pharmacists require reliable and updated data access to answer queries related to medication use while breastfeeding.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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