Involvement of community pharmacy professionals in maternal health service provision in Ethiopia: a multi-centre cross-sectional survey

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Aleye, Asnakew Achaw, Islam, Md Shahidul, Cosh, Suzanne and East, Leah. 2023. "Involvement of community pharmacy professionals in maternal health service provision in Ethiopia: a multi-centre cross-sectional survey ." Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. 14 (1), pp. 20-27. https://doi.org/10.1093/jphsr/rmad001
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Involvement of community pharmacy professionals in maternal health service provision in Ethiopia: a multi-centre cross-sectional survey

ERA Journal ID201111
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsAleye, Asnakew Achaw, Islam, Md Shahidul, Cosh, Suzanne and East, Leah
Journal TitleJournal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
Journal Citation14 (1), pp. 20-27
Year2023
PublisherOxford University Press
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN1759-8885
1759-8893
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1093/jphsr/rmad001
Web Address (URL)https://academic.oup.com/jphsr/article-abstract/14/1/20/7040162?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Abstract

Objectives
In countries with high maternal mortality and a shortage of healthcare professionals, community pharmacy professionals can provide important maternal healthcare services within their scope of practice. Evidence of community pharmacy professionals’ level of involvement in maternal health service provision in Ethiopia is limited. This study aimed to assess the level of involvement of community pharmacy professionals in providing maternal health services in Ethiopia.

Methods
A multi-centre cross-sectional survey of 238 community pharmacy professionals was conducted from March to July 2020 in 6 cities of Amhara regional state in Ethiopia. Independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to test the mean difference.

Key findings
Most community pharmacy professionals were either ‘involved’ in advising about vitamins (53.4%), provision of contraceptives (52.9%), advising about lifestyle changes (46.2%), responding to minor symptoms (47.5%), nutritional advice during pregnancy (45.0%) and breastfeeding guidance or ‘very involved’ in advising about screening for chronic disease (41.6%). However, the level of involvement of community pharmacy professionals differed according to study participants’ educational qualification/s, years of experience, licensure level, setting type, responsibility in the facility and previous training exposure about maternal health services.

Conclusions
Community pharmacy professionals in Ethiopia are involved in providing various maternal health services highlighting the importance that pharmacists can play in improving access and care within this context. However, government attention is needed to enhance their role through policy support and capacity building to improve the quality of service provided which could contribute to the reduction of maternal mortality.

Keywordscommunity drug retail outlets; health service; community pharmacy professionals; maternal health; community pharmacy
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020420699. Public health not elsewhere classified
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Byline AffiliationsUniversity of New England
University of Gondar, Ethiopia
School of Nursing and Midwifery
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An integrative literature review of pre-registration nursing students' attitudes and perceptions towards primary healthcare
Byfield, Zachary, East, Leah and Conway, Jane. 2019. "An integrative literature review of pre-registration nursing students' attitudes and perceptions towards primary healthcare." Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research. 26 (5), pp. 583-593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2019.01.004
Undergraduate nursing assistant employment in aged care has benefits for new graduates
Algoso, Maricris, Ramjan, Lucie, East, Leah and Peters, Kath. 2018. "Undergraduate nursing assistant employment in aged care has benefits for new graduates ." Journal of Advanced Nursing. 74 (8), pp. 1932-1954. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13691
Violated and vulnerable: women's experiences of contracting a sexually transmitted infection from a male partner
East, Leah, Jackson, Debra and Peters, Kath. 2017. "Violated and vulnerable: women's experiences of contracting a sexually transmitted infection from a male partner." Journal of Clinical Nursing. 26 (15-16), pp. 2342-2352. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13723
Exploring undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of working in aged care settings: A review of the literature
Algoso, Maricris, Peters, Kath, Ramjan, Lucie and East, Leah. 2016. "Exploring undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of working in aged care settings: A review of the literature." Nurse Education Today. 36, pp. 275-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2015.08.001
Deriving Consensus on the Characteristics of Advanced Practice Nursing: Meta-summary of More Than 2 Decades of Research
Hutchinson, Marie, East, Leah, Stasa, Helen and Jackson, Debra. 2014. "Deriving Consensus on the Characteristics of Advanced Practice Nursing: Meta-summary of More Than 2 Decades of Research ." Nursing Research. 63 (2), pp. 116-128. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000021
Use of the male condom by heterosexual adolescents and young people: literature review
East, Leah, Jackson, Debra, O'Brien, Louise and Peters, Kath. 2007. "Use of the male condom by heterosexual adolescents and young people: literature review." Journal of Advanced Nursing. 59 (2), pp. 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04337.x