Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Infectious Diseases Related to Travel of Community Pharmacists in Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15466803 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giorgia Della Polla (0000-0002-3182-4905, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"), Concetta Paola Pelullo (0000-0003-4228-8703, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"), Francesco Napolitano (0000-0003-0884-1851, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"), Chiara Lambiase (University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"), Caterina De Simone (University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"), Italo Francesco Angelillo (0000-0003-1213-6602, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 2147-2147 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17062147 |
| PMID | 32213832 |
| OpenAlex | W3012897895 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
Pharmacists should be educated about travel medicine, since they could influence their own choices and those of the individuals they encounter. This study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards infectious diseases related to travel among community pharmacists in Italy. The data was collected from September 2018 to September 2019 using semi-structured telephone interviews. Only 1.8% answered correctly to all seven questions regarding the infectious diseases related to travel. Community pharmacists who had heard about travel medicine and those who had received information were more likely to have good knowledge. More than two-thirds of the respondents believed that it is important to provide information to the public about travel medicine. Pharmacists who worked a higher number of hours per week, were more knowledgeable about the more frequent infectious diseases related to travel, believed that travel medicine was a pharmacist competency, believed that they could give advice to the public, and had received information from scientific journals and educational activities were more likely to have this positive attitude. More than two-thirds often/always informed the public about the importance of having travel health center counseling. Pharmacists who had heard about travel medicine and those who believed that they could give advice to the public were more likely to inform. Interventions are needed to improve knowledge in order that community pharmacists can play an active role in counseling the public
Chemist · Community pharmacist · Disease · Family medicine · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Pharmacist · Psychological intervention · Public health · Travel medicine · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Travel-related health issues · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Pharmacy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |