Health seeking behaviour among Lebanese population: A highlight on seeking care from pharmacists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding health-seeking behaviour could significantly reduce the impact of illness on patients' lives. Fragmentation of the Lebanese healthcare system and presence of variability in socio-economic factors have affected some aspects of the Lebanese population's overall health seeking behaviour. One of these aspects is seeking diagnosis from pharmacists, which is prohibited by the Lebanese law but reinforced by the absence of supervision of concerned authorities.

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the Lebanese population's knowledge, attitude, and practice towards seeking health care from pharmacists, exploring particularly the practice of seeking diagnosis from pharmacists.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted by surveying a convenient sampl

SUBMITTER: Soubra R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8816400 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature