Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.
<h4>Background</h4>Patient's knowledge about dispensed medications is one of the major factors that determine the rational use of medicines.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to assess exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients about their dispensed medications and associate...
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Patient's knowledge about dispensed medications is one of the major factors that determine the rational use of medicines.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to assess exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients about their dispensed medications and associated factors at the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>A hospital-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from August to October 2021. Study subjects were selected by random sampling technique and were interviewed using a structured interview questionnaire. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with exit knowledge. At a 95% confidence interval (CI), p≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.<h4>Result</h4>Of the total 400 participants, 116 (29.0%) participants had sufficient exit-knowledge about their dispensed medication. Patients with higher educational level had increased exit knowledge of dispensed medications than those with no formal education (AOR: 5.590; 95% CI 1.019-30.666). Also, the nature of illness as being chronic significantly enlarged the odds (AOR 5.807; 95% CI 2.965-11.372) of having sufficient exit-knowledge. Participants who reported, "I do not know" and "I did not get enough information from the pharmacist" had lower odds (AOR 0.374; 95% CI: 0.142-0.982) and (AOR 0.166; 95% CI 0.062-0.445) of sufficient exit-knowledge in comparison to those who responded "I got enough information from the pharmacist" respectively. Furthermore, the odd of sufficient exit-knowledge was 7.62 times higher in those who claimed prescribing doctor as the source of information.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The majority of patients had insufficient exit-knowledge about their dispensed medications. Educational status, nature of the disease, perceived sufficiency of pharmacist knowledge, and source of information were significantly associated with exit knowledge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3741d0eb8772491ca4b12bfe962cc05e2022-12-22T00:44:14ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01175e026897110.1371/journal.pone.0268971Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.Semere Welday KahssayPeacock Mulugeta<h4>Background</h4>Patient's knowledge about dispensed medications is one of the major factors that determine the rational use of medicines.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to assess exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients about their dispensed medications and associated factors at the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>A hospital-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from August to October 2021. Study subjects were selected by random sampling technique and were interviewed using a structured interview questionnaire. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with exit knowledge. At a 95% confidence interval (CI), p≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.<h4>Result</h4>Of the total 400 participants, 116 (29.0%) participants had sufficient exit-knowledge about their dispensed medication. Patients with higher educational level had increased exit knowledge of dispensed medications than those with no formal education (AOR: 5.590; 95% CI 1.019-30.666). Also, the nature of illness as being chronic significantly enlarged the odds (AOR 5.807; 95% CI 2.965-11.372) of having sufficient exit-knowledge. Participants who reported, "I do not know" and "I did not get enough information from the pharmacist" had lower odds (AOR 0.374; 95% CI: 0.142-0.982) and (AOR 0.166; 95% CI 0.062-0.445) of sufficient exit-knowledge in comparison to those who responded "I got enough information from the pharmacist" respectively. Furthermore, the odd of sufficient exit-knowledge was 7.62 times higher in those who claimed prescribing doctor as the source of information.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The majority of patients had insufficient exit-knowledge about their dispensed medications. Educational status, nature of the disease, perceived sufficiency of pharmacist knowledge, and source of information were significantly associated with exit knowledge.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268971 |
| spellingShingle | Semere Welday Kahssay Peacock Mulugeta Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE |
| title | Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. |
| title_full | Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. |
| title_short | Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. |
| title_sort | determinants of exit knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications the case in the outpatient pharmacy of mizan tepi university teaching hospital southwest ethiopia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268971 |
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