Involvement of community pharmacists in public health priorities: A multi-center descriptive survey in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Located in the heart of the community and widely distributed geographically, community pharmacies provide a platform for a more proactive involvement in public health services. So far, little information has been gathered in Ethiopia on community pharmacists' level of involvement in public health services. The aim of the present study was, therefore, to document the level of involvement of community pharmacy professionals in the provision of public health services and the barriers to such involvement. This study employed a self-administered questionnaire based survey, which asked participants to indicate their frequency and level of involvement in providing public health services and their perceived barriers in providing such services. Surveys were undertaken from May to July, 2016 with 47

SUBMITTER: Erku DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5509284 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature