Healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding China's National Centralized Drug Procurement policy: a cross-sectional study in Shaanxi Province.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2019, the Chinese government has been fully implementing the National Centralized Drug Procurement (NCDP) policy, with the core objective of reducing drug costs and alleviating the medical burden on patients. As the practitioners of this policy, healthcare professionals (HCPs) play a crucial role in its implementation. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding the implementation of the (NCDP) policy and the factors influencing these aspects.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional online survey on HCPs from public hospitals in Shaanxi Province from 2022 August to September. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on demographics, knowledge of NCDP, attitude toward NCDP policy

SUBMITTER: Shen Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405221 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature