Correlation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Probiotics for the Digestive System Among Health Science Students

Rahmah, Pinka Alia; Khairani, Astrid Feinisa; Atik, Nur; Arisanti, Nita; Fatimah, Siti

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“…Moreover, experience has been linked to knowledge as well as effects on attitude [ 36 , 41 ]. In terms of knowledge—attitude and attitude—practice correlations, the findings are similar to those of Rahmah et al, (2021) [ 57 ]. According to Puspitasari et al, (2020) [ 58 ], knowledge has the potential to influence attitudes directly.…”

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Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medication Therapy Management: A Systematic Review

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Understanding pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) and their perceptions of challenges, barriers, and facilitators towards medication therapy management (MTM) provision are vital in informing the design and implementation of successful service delivery. Thus, this review examined pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices, and their perceived challenges, barriers, and facilitators to MTM services provision, globally. A systematic search was conducted on 1–31 August 2022 to identify relevant studies on PubMed and EBSCO, supplemented with a bibliographic and a particular hand search. We focused on original research in quantitative survey form with the key concepts of “medication therapy management”, “pharmacists”, and “knowledge, attitude, practice”. We assessed the reporting quality using the Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies (CROSS). Results are reported narratively and according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline. From 237 articles identified, 17 studies met the eligibility criteria. Of the included studies, five reported that pharmacists had a considerable level of knowledge, seven suggested a positive attitude among pharmacists, and five revealed that pharmacists had been practicing some MTM elements. Factors associated with pharmacists’ KAP may include age, educational degree, additional qualification, income, years of practice, practice setting, and experience in patient care service. The challenges toward MTM provision were related to the pharmacist-patient and pharmacist-physician relationship. Insufficient time, staff, compensation, and training were the barriers, while patients’ willingness to participate and educational background were the facilitators of MTM provision. These findings of studies on KAP could help develop an MTM program and design an intervention to improve program effectiveness. Further research focusing on other quantitative and qualitative studies of KAP is needed to obtain a comprehensive approach to MTM provision.

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Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medication Therapy Management: A Systematic Review

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“…A 2019 paper by Altamimi et al [ 31 ] showed that more than half ( n = 152; 56%) of the participating medical students from northern Jordan, with a mean age of 22.9 years (SD ± 1.33), knew the definition of probiotics. Significantly better results were obtained by Rahmah et al [ 32 ] in a 2021 study, in which more than 90% of students in the health sciences department ( n = 79) at Padjadjaran University (Indonesia) correctly handled a question relating to knowledge of the term probiotic. A 2019 study by Fijan et al [ 33 ] on a population of health care professionals found that as many as 82.2% of respondents knew the correct definition of probiotics.…”

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Colorectal Cancer and the Role of the Gut Microbiota—Do Medical Students Know More Than Other Young People?—Cross-Sectional Study

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(1) Background: Malignant neoplasms account for an increasing share of the disease burden of the world population and are an increasingly common cause of death. In the aspect of colorectal cancer, increasing attention is paid to the microbiota. According to current knowledge, the composition of gut microbiota in patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer significantly differs from the composition of microorganisms in the intestines of healthy individuals. (2) Material and methods: The survey included 571 students from the three universities located in Silesia. The research tool was an original, anonymous questionnaire created for the study. The ratio of correct answers to the total number of points possible to obtain was evaluated according to the adopted criteria (≤25%—very low level of knowledge; >75%—high level of knowledge). (3) Results: From the questions about the gut microbiota, the subjects scored an average of six points (SD ± 1.31) out of nine possible points. Statistical analysis showed differences between the number of correct answers among students of the Medical University of Silesia and the University of Silesia (p = 0.04, p < 0.05). On the other hand, in the field of colorectal cancer, the respondents scored on average four points (SD ± 2.07) out of eight possible. Statistical analysis showed significant differences between the ratio of correct answers and the respondent’s university affiliation (p < 0.05). Both age and place of residence did not positively correlate with knowledge level (p = 0.08 NS). In contrast, chronic diseases were found to have a significant effect on the amount of information held by the students surveyed (p < 0.05). (4) Conclusions: The level of knowledge of the surveyed students of the Silesia Province is unsatisfactory. The higher awareness among the students of medical universities results from the presence of issues related to microbiota and CRC in the medical educational content. Therefore, there is a need to consider the introduction of educational activities in the field of cancer prevention, including CRC, especially among non-medical university students.

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“…As the main body of the execution of NCDP policy, behaviors of HCPs are the key to put the policy into effect in medical Frontiers in Pharmacology frontiersin.org institutions. It has been reported the increase in knowledge level will change the attitudes, and in turn change the related practices, showing the consistency of KAP (Kasemy et al, 2020;Iradukunda et al, 2021;Rahmah et al, 2021). Thus, this cross-sectional study aims to evaluate KAP level and associated factors of HCPs towards NCDP policy, which is critical to reflect the implementation of the policy in medical institutions and identify potential resistance.…”

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Healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards National Centralized Drug Procurement policy in central China: A cross-sectional study

Huang

Wang²,

Tao³

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Background: National Centralized Drug Procurement (NCDP), an ongoing government-led policy starting in 2019 in China, aimed at reducing drug costs. During the implementation of NCDP, healthcare professionals (HCPs) still have a certain degree of concern about the policy, which affects the clinical use of related drugs.Objective: This study aims to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of HCPs towards NCDP policy, together with the associated factors that determine their KAP.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between September and November of 2021 in 30 hospitals in Hubei province in Central China. A self-designed online questionnaire including KAP towards NCDP policy was administered to HCPs. Logistic regression analysis was adopted to identify the factors associated with KAP.Results: A Total of, 742 HCPs completed the questionnaires. 43.4% of HCPs had good knowledge, 24.7% had a positive attitude, and 23.7% held good practice. Through multivariate logistic regression analysis, HCPs who are males, pharmacists, with senior professional titles and 6–10 years of professional working experience contributed to a higher knowledge level. Pharmacists and HCPs with good knowledge were more likely to have positive attitudes, while HCPs with higher education were less likely to have positive attitudes. Pharmacists, HCPs who had 11–20 years of professional working experience, worked in medium-size urban areas or had good knowledge were more likely to have good practice. Good practice is also associated with the positive attitude towards the efficacy of centralized-purchased medicines and impacts of NCDP policy.Conclusion: Only a small percentage of HCPs had good KAP towards NCDP policy. Pharmacists showed better KAP than physicians. The positive attitude towards the efficacy of centralized-purchased medicines and impacts of NCDP policy contributed to better practice. High-quality clinical evidence on the therapeutic effects and safety of the centralized-purchased drugs is needed.

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Correlation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Probiotics for the Digestive System Among Health Science Students

Cited by 16 publications

References 30 publications

Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medication Therapy Management: A Systematic Review

Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medication Therapy Management: A Systematic Review

Colorectal Cancer and the Role of the Gut Microbiota—Do Medical Students Know More Than Other Young People?—Cross-Sectional Study

Healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards National Centralized Drug Procurement policy in central China: A cross-sectional study

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