Dr, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Somali, Ethiopia
Review Article
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community and Hospital Pharmacists towards the Novel Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19)
Author(s): Endalkachew Mekonnen Eticha* and Workineh Diriba Gemechu
Background: Cases of COVID-19 have been increasing in number and spread globally. Pharmacists are an important part of the health care
system and their role is critical in completing the management cycles of Coronavirus outbreak surveillance.
Methods: A multi-centric cross-sectional study was conducted on 84 pharmacy professionals recruited from both community and hospital
pharmacies in Jigjiga City to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19. Self-administered questionnaires were
developed and distributed to the participants. All extracted data were cleaned, coded and entered into the Statistical Package for the Social
Science software version 20 and subsequently analyzed. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify determinants of knowledge,
attitude and practice towards COVID-19.
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DOI:
10.37421/jar.2022.13.871
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