Health Care Providers’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward Counterfeit Medicines in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, South West Ethiopia
A Cross-Sectional Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13775470 |
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| Authors | Jafer Siraj (0000-0002-1928-984X, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia, corresponding author), Abzayou Gebre (Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia), Miftah Shafi (Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia), Abdella Birhan (0000-0002-8334-4305, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia), Fikadu Ejeta (0000-0002-7235-1913, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia), Solomon Hambisa (0000-0002-3085-8759, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Pages | 469580221108335-469580221108335 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00469580221108335 |
| PMID | 35942588 |
| OpenAlex | W4291396187 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
There is a paucity of evidence-based information regarding healthcare professionals' awareness and views toward counterfeit medicines in developing countries. Therefore; this is aimed to assess health care providers' knowledge, attitude, and practice toward counterfeit medicines in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, South West Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among health care providers working in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital from December 2020 to January 2021. A total of 171 health care providers participated in the study. Data were collected through self-administered structured questionnaires developed by reviewing similar surveys with some modifications. The data analyzed using a Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 21). Variables with P value P < .05). Accordingly, public health officers and midwifery health care providers were more likely to have poor attitude toward counterfeit medicines (AOR = 6.09, CI (1.798-20.69) and (AOR = 3.98(1.54-10.25)) respectively as compared to nurses. This study demonstrated the importance of awareness creation to all health care providers. Drug regulatory bodies and concerning bodies must play an active role in designing appropriate program and policy to enhance health professionals' knowledge and attitude toward CFM. There is also a need of empowering the practitioners in identifying counterfeit drugs by simple observations
Alternative medicine · Counterfeit · Counterfeit Drugs · Cross-sectional study · Family medicine · Geography · Health care · Antibiotic Use and Resistance · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy · Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting
| Highly cited | No |
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