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ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical policy and practice2019

Perceptions and trends in the use of community pharmacies in Ghana.

Grace Adjei Okai, Gordon Abekah-Nkrumah, Patrick Opoku Asuming

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Article in Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Grace Adjei Okai1Department Of Public Administration And Health Services Management, University Of Ghana Business School, P. O. Box 78, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Gordon Abekah-Nkrumah1Department Of Public Administration And Health Services Management, University Of Ghana Business School, P. O. Box 78, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-8017-6521
Patrick Opoku Asuming2Department Of Finance, University Of Ghana Business School, P. O. Box 78, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
University of Ghana · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the patterns in utilization of community pharmacies and perceptions of the general public towards community pharmacists' role in health services delivery.

methodA cross-sectional household survey was conducted in Ga West district. A total of 497 adults (18 years and above) were chosen using a three-stage cluster random sampling technique. information on respondents' contact with community pharmacies (i.e. 12 months prior to the study), reasons for visiting the pharmacies, factors influencing the choice of a particular pharmacy and perception towards community pharmacists' roles were collected. Data collected were analyzed using stata version 14. KEY

findingsOut of the 497 respondents, 415 indicated that they had used pharmacies within the last 12 months prior to the study, while 82 indicated that they had not used the facilities within the same time frame. majority of the pharmacy users (33.7%) visited community pharmacies once a month. Approximately 84% of the pharmacy users frequently visited community pharmacies to get treatment for minor ailments. most users (about 75%) chose to visit a particular pharmacy as it was close to their home/workplace/hospital/clinic. More than half of the pharmacy users identified the pharmacist as the first point of contact in case of any drug-related problem. Less than half of the respondents (44.9%) perceived community pharmacists as health professionals with a good balance between health and business matters.

conclusionThe findings of the study suggest that beside the fact that majority of the respondents believe that community pharmacists are responsive, friendlier and have the capacity to handle minor ailments, they are indeed using community pharmacies for the treatment of minor ailments. It will therefore be important to develop appropriate policy and regulations that enables community pharmacies to adequately participate in the delivery of primary care and thereby improve population health.

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