Temperature variations in pharmaceutical storage facilities and knowledge, attitudes, and practices of personnel on proper storage conditions for medicines in southern Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We assessed the temperature variations in pharmacies and medicine storage areas in southern Malawi and conducted a knowledge, attitude and practices survey for personnel who manage medicine stores in various health facilities.

Methods

This was a longitudinal study design that used installed Tempmate^® thermometers in 27 selected health facilities to record temperatures every 15 min for a period of 9 months. In addition, a questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding good pharmaceutical storage. Observations were also made on the storage structures of the facilities and compared with the mean kinetic temperature.

Results

Storage temperature ranged from 13.8°C to 42°C with mean kinetic temperature (MKT) being 25.3

SUBMITTER: Khuluza F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10556513 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature