Drug Therapy Optimization and Impact of Counseling on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women

Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is a pregnancy care. Access to these services enables skilled health care professionals to identify and treat potential risks to expecting woman and unborn baby to ensure safe delivery. Deprived of proper care and inappropriate drug use during pregnancy, prenatal com...

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Main Authors: J Seema, S Z Inamdar
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.bldeujournalhs.in/article.asp?issn=2468-838X;year=2020;volume=5;issue=3;spage=39;epage=39;aulast=Seema;type=0
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description Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is a pregnancy care. Access to these services enables skilled health care professionals to identify and treat potential risks to expecting woman and unborn baby to ensure safe delivery. Deprived of proper care and inappropriate drug use during pregnancy, prenatal complications may rise. Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of antenatal care and drug related problems among study population. Method: A hospital based prospective study was conducted in OBG department of BLDEA's hospital Vijaypur, Karnataka. A total of 94 subjects were studied and reviewed for drug therapy related problems and were assessed for their knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of antenatal care using validated questioner for two successive follow-ups. Eclectic method of counseling was used to address gaps in KAP. All extracted data was documented and analyzed by paired t/ Wilcoxon signed rank test to report the impact of counseling. Result: Knowledge, attitude and practice scores were increased in the first and second follow-up, significance (p<0.001) of counseling was observed. There were 250 drugs from 19 different categories prescribed by the health care professional. Among that 14 pharmaceutical care issues detected by pharmacist were evaluated for appropriate intervention with health care professional and by providing proper counselling to study population. Conclusion: The present study reveals that there is a positive significance of the Pharmacist led drug therapy optimization and impact of counseling on knowledge, attitude and practice of antenatal care among pregnant women.
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spelling doaj.art-4de12331bc1648708f24c1d4c19264152022-12-21T19:38:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsBLDE University Journal of Health Sciences2468-838X2456-19752020-01-0153393910.4103/2468-838X.303794Drug Therapy Optimization and Impact of Counseling on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Antenatal Care among Pregnant WomenJ SeemaS Z InamdarBackground: Antenatal care (ANC) is a pregnancy care. Access to these services enables skilled health care professionals to identify and treat potential risks to expecting woman and unborn baby to ensure safe delivery. Deprived of proper care and inappropriate drug use during pregnancy, prenatal complications may rise. Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of antenatal care and drug related problems among study population. Method: A hospital based prospective study was conducted in OBG department of BLDEA's hospital Vijaypur, Karnataka. A total of 94 subjects were studied and reviewed for drug therapy related problems and were assessed for their knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of antenatal care using validated questioner for two successive follow-ups. Eclectic method of counseling was used to address gaps in KAP. All extracted data was documented and analyzed by paired t/ Wilcoxon signed rank test to report the impact of counseling. Result: Knowledge, attitude and practice scores were increased in the first and second follow-up, significance (p<0.001) of counseling was observed. There were 250 drugs from 19 different categories prescribed by the health care professional. Among that 14 pharmaceutical care issues detected by pharmacist were evaluated for appropriate intervention with health care professional and by providing proper counselling to study population. Conclusion: The present study reveals that there is a positive significance of the Pharmacist led drug therapy optimization and impact of counseling on knowledge, attitude and practice of antenatal care among pregnant women.http://www.bldeujournalhs.in/article.asp?issn=2468-838X;year=2020;volume=5;issue=3;spage=39;epage=39;aulast=Seema;type=0antenatalknowledgeattitudepracticepregnancydrug therapyoptimization
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Drug Therapy Optimization and Impact of Counseling on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women
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knowledge
attitude
practice
pregnancy
drug therapy
optimization
title Drug Therapy Optimization and Impact of Counseling on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women
title_full Drug Therapy Optimization and Impact of Counseling on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women
title_fullStr Drug Therapy Optimization and Impact of Counseling on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women
title_full_unstemmed Drug Therapy Optimization and Impact of Counseling on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women
title_short Drug Therapy Optimization and Impact of Counseling on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women
title_sort drug therapy optimization and impact of counseling on knowledge attitude and practice of antenatal care among pregnant women
topic antenatal
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attitude
practice
pregnancy
drug therapy
optimization
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