Pharmacy students attitude and perception toward working in community pharmacy in Saudi Arabia
Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the level of attitude and perception of Saudi pharmacy students toward working in community pharmacies after graduation and to assess cultural, educational, and job related barriers and limitations that interfere with students and community phar...
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2020-04-01
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| Series: | Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal |
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| author | Bander Balkhi Ahmed Alghamdi Abdulaziz Alhossan Ali Alhamami Yousif A. Asiri |
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| description | Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the level of attitude and perception of Saudi pharmacy students toward working in community pharmacies after graduation and to assess cultural, educational, and job related barriers and limitations that interfere with students and community pharmacy as a favorable workplace. Methods: A cross sectional questionnaire, was mailed to a random sample of 600 pharmacy students. It included questions on students' future careers, ideal environment and barriers that might face them in community pharmacy. Results: Four hundreds and twelve (412) completed the survey (response rate was 69%). Mean age was 23 years and 51.2% of respondents were female. Our results revealed low responses toward how interested they are to work in community pharmacy. The study response showed that improvement in salary and money incomes (46%) and culture and society issue (45%) are the two main barrier to make the career in community pharmacy more attractive. Conclusions: Saudi pharmacy students had a negative attitudes and insufficient knowledge about community pharmacy. Pharmacy school would have an important role to fill the knowledge gap and prepare the student to work in the community pharmacy. In order to successfully “Saudization” the community pharmacy setting, efforts should be made to overcome their perceived barriers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3033b37e16884901b835b31c97d85d642022-12-22T03:39:51ZengElsevierSaudi Pharmaceutical Journal1319-01642020-04-01284397402Pharmacy students attitude and perception toward working in community pharmacy in Saudi ArabiaBander Balkhi0Ahmed Alghamdi1Abdulaziz Alhossan2Ali Alhamami3Yousif A. Asiri4Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaGulf Medical Company, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaObjective: The objective of this study is to determine the level of attitude and perception of Saudi pharmacy students toward working in community pharmacies after graduation and to assess cultural, educational, and job related barriers and limitations that interfere with students and community pharmacy as a favorable workplace. Methods: A cross sectional questionnaire, was mailed to a random sample of 600 pharmacy students. It included questions on students' future careers, ideal environment and barriers that might face them in community pharmacy. Results: Four hundreds and twelve (412) completed the survey (response rate was 69%). Mean age was 23 years and 51.2% of respondents were female. Our results revealed low responses toward how interested they are to work in community pharmacy. The study response showed that improvement in salary and money incomes (46%) and culture and society issue (45%) are the two main barrier to make the career in community pharmacy more attractive. Conclusions: Saudi pharmacy students had a negative attitudes and insufficient knowledge about community pharmacy. Pharmacy school would have an important role to fill the knowledge gap and prepare the student to work in the community pharmacy. In order to successfully “Saudization” the community pharmacy setting, efforts should be made to overcome their perceived barriers.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016420300256 |
| spellingShingle | Bander Balkhi Ahmed Alghamdi Abdulaziz Alhossan Ali Alhamami Yousif A. Asiri Pharmacy students attitude and perception toward working in community pharmacy in Saudi Arabia Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal |
| title | Pharmacy students attitude and perception toward working in community pharmacy in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Pharmacy students attitude and perception toward working in community pharmacy in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Pharmacy students attitude and perception toward working in community pharmacy in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacy students attitude and perception toward working in community pharmacy in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Pharmacy students attitude and perception toward working in community pharmacy in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | pharmacy students attitude and perception toward working in community pharmacy in saudi arabia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016420300256 |
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