Knowledge and practice about mycetoma infection among community pharmacists in Khartoum State: A descriptive cross-sectional study
Mycetoma is classified as a neglected tropical disease, and despite its spread in Sudan, most physicians and pharmacists do not pay attention to the symptoms and proper treatment of mycetoma. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate knowledge and practice on mycetoma among community pharmacists in Khartou...
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| author | Loai Abdelgadir Babiker Afaf Omer Babiker Baraa Ayed Khatim Badawi Remah Abdelrhman Abdalla Romaithaa Mohammed Abdalla Zainab Faisal Hassan Zulfa Abdelmahmoud Mohammed Mohamed ELsir Marzoug Bashir A. Yousef Safaa Badi |
| author_facet | Loai Abdelgadir Babiker Afaf Omer Babiker Baraa Ayed Khatim Badawi Remah Abdelrhman Abdalla Romaithaa Mohammed Abdalla Zainab Faisal Hassan Zulfa Abdelmahmoud Mohammed Mohamed ELsir Marzoug Bashir A. Yousef Safaa Badi |
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| description | Mycetoma is classified as a neglected tropical disease, and despite its spread in Sudan, most physicians and pharmacists do not pay attention to the symptoms and proper treatment of mycetoma. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate knowledge and practice on mycetoma among community pharmacists in Khartoum state. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among community pharmacists in Khartoum state, in the period from August to October 2021. Data was collected from the seven localities within Khartoum state using a validated self-administered questionnaire. The knowledge and practice of community pharmacists were assessed, and their association with demographic characteristics was calculated. Out of 347 pharmacists, 59.9% were females, 64.8% were between 22 and 28 years of age, and 79.3% were bachelor holders. Most of the participants (52.7%) had sufficient knowledge about mycetoma, the most common source of information was lectures (36.6%), more than half participants heard about the Mycetoma Research Center, and most of the cases seen by the participants were in the community (30.5%). There was no association between demographic data and knowledge score, except for knowing about the Mycetoma Research Center and attending workshops and seminars. Moreover, more than half of the participants showed good practice with mycetoma patients. The findings of the current study reflect that more efforts are needed to increase the knowledge and improve the practice of community pharmacists toward mycetoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70140c55d1e14e6fbc03a484acf4f7192023-03-03T04:24:52ZengElsevierInformatics in Medicine Unlocked2352-91482023-01-0137101175Knowledge and practice about mycetoma infection among community pharmacists in Khartoum State: A descriptive cross-sectional studyLoai Abdelgadir Babiker0Afaf Omer Babiker1Baraa Ayed Khatim Badawi2Remah Abdelrhman Abdalla3Romaithaa Mohammed Abdalla4Zainab Faisal Hassan5Zulfa Abdelmahmoud Mohammed6Mohamed ELsir Marzoug7Bashir A. Yousef8Safaa Badi9Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Aboseid Street, Khartoum, 14415, SudanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Aboseid Street, Khartoum, 14415, SudanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Aboseid Street, Khartoum, 14415, SudanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Aboseid Street, Khartoum, 14415, SudanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Aboseid Street, Khartoum, 14415, SudanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Aboseid Street, Khartoum, 14415, SudanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Aboseid Street, Khartoum, 14415, SudanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Aboseid Street, Khartoum, 14415, SudanDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Khartoum, Al-Qasr Ave, Khartoum, 11111, Sudan; Corresponding author. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Khartoum, Al-Qasr Ave, Khartoum, 11111, Sudan.Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Aboseid Street, Khartoum, 14415, SudanMycetoma is classified as a neglected tropical disease, and despite its spread in Sudan, most physicians and pharmacists do not pay attention to the symptoms and proper treatment of mycetoma. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate knowledge and practice on mycetoma among community pharmacists in Khartoum state. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among community pharmacists in Khartoum state, in the period from August to October 2021. Data was collected from the seven localities within Khartoum state using a validated self-administered questionnaire. The knowledge and practice of community pharmacists were assessed, and their association with demographic characteristics was calculated. Out of 347 pharmacists, 59.9% were females, 64.8% were between 22 and 28 years of age, and 79.3% were bachelor holders. Most of the participants (52.7%) had sufficient knowledge about mycetoma, the most common source of information was lectures (36.6%), more than half participants heard about the Mycetoma Research Center, and most of the cases seen by the participants were in the community (30.5%). There was no association between demographic data and knowledge score, except for knowing about the Mycetoma Research Center and attending workshops and seminars. Moreover, more than half of the participants showed good practice with mycetoma patients. The findings of the current study reflect that more efforts are needed to increase the knowledge and improve the practice of community pharmacists toward mycetoma.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352914823000175MycetomaCommunity pharmacistsKnowledgePracticeSudan |
| spellingShingle | Loai Abdelgadir Babiker Afaf Omer Babiker Baraa Ayed Khatim Badawi Remah Abdelrhman Abdalla Romaithaa Mohammed Abdalla Zainab Faisal Hassan Zulfa Abdelmahmoud Mohammed Mohamed ELsir Marzoug Bashir A. Yousef Safaa Badi Knowledge and practice about mycetoma infection among community pharmacists in Khartoum State: A descriptive cross-sectional study Informatics in Medicine Unlocked Mycetoma Community pharmacists Knowledge Practice Sudan |
| title | Knowledge and practice about mycetoma infection among community pharmacists in Khartoum State: A descriptive cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Knowledge and practice about mycetoma infection among community pharmacists in Khartoum State: A descriptive cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and practice about mycetoma infection among community pharmacists in Khartoum State: A descriptive cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and practice about mycetoma infection among community pharmacists in Khartoum State: A descriptive cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Knowledge and practice about mycetoma infection among community pharmacists in Khartoum State: A descriptive cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | knowledge and practice about mycetoma infection among community pharmacists in khartoum state a descriptive cross sectional study |
| topic | Mycetoma Community pharmacists Knowledge Practice Sudan |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352914823000175 |
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