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ArticleInternational journal of public health2026

Pharmacy academicians' perception towards public health: a qualitative study.

Şeyma Halaç, Muhammed Yunus Bektay, Hasan Hüseyin Eker, Mustafa Öztürk

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Article in International journal of public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Şeyma HalaçMinistry of Health (Turkey), Ankara, Türkiye.
Muhammed Yunus BektayDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Hasan Hüseyin EkerDepartment of Public Health, Hamidiye School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Mustafa ÖztürkDepartment of Public Health, Hamidiye School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Türkiye.

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Abstract

Objectives: This qualitative study explored pharmacy academics' perceptions of pharmacists' public health roles, the adequacy of pharmacy education, and barriers to public health practice in Türkiye. Methods: Eleven pharmacy academics from Faculties of Pharmacy in Istanbul participated in online, in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis guided by the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research. Results: Participants viewed public health as a multidimensional field centred on prevention and collaboration. Community pharmacies were considered accessible entry points to healthcare with substantial potential to provide preventive services, support health literacy, and contribute to chronic disease management. This potential remained underutilised due to insufficient public health competencies in pharmacy education, limited societal health literacy, and inadequate systemic recognition of pharmacists' roles. Conclusion: Strengthening public health education in pharmacy curricula and establishing policies that recognise pharmacists as frontline public health practitioners may enhance their contribution to population health.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelFaculty, PharmacyPublic HealthAcademiaAdultEducation, PharmacyFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleProfessional RoleQualitative ResearchTurkeyAttitude of health personneleducationpharmacypharmacy facultyprofessional role

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PMID42827719
PMCPMC13630707

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