Hospital Pharmacy Practice and Drug Management System of Khulna Division, Bangladesh: Results from a Cross-sectional Study

Akhter, Asma; Jamil, Safayet; Hossain, Md. Jamal; Islam, Md. Monirul; Bari, Quazi Istiaque; Sultana, Ms Afroza

doi:10.3329/bpj.v25i1.57840

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“…The handloom weavers who are doing full-time jobs are selected for this study. In different industries, some weavers were randomly interviewed face-to-face by a questionnaire (Akhter et al, 2022). The data collector first explained the purpose of the study, and those willing to respond to the questionnaire were chosen.…”

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain among Rural Handloom Weavers in Sirajganj, Bangladesh

Jamil¹,

Mukul²,

Bari³

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Bangla Pharma J

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The loom industry is the traditional industry in Bangladesh. It is situated especially in rural areas. Many weavers are working in the handloom industry. The study aims to determine the prevalence rate of musculoskeletal pain and its associated factors. This study is a cross-sectional study, including openended and close-ended questionnaires. Two hundred fifty (250) handloom weavers have participated in this study. Frequency analysis and Chi-square test were done by R software. A total of 82.4% of weavers have musculoskeletal pain. Among them, 50% have lower back pain, 48.4% have shoulder pain, and 46.4% have knee pain. Some factors are associated with those pain. Age of respondents and number of working days are associated with lower back pain and shoulder pain. Only age is associated with thigh, ankle and elbow pain. Types of treatment that weavers have taken are associated with arm pain. The weavers with musculoskeletal pain are mostly illiterate and have not taken physical exercise. Notably, 67.2% of weavers have taken treatment, and 21.6% of the participants reported that they have improved upon the treatment. Among those who have taken treatment, only 21.6% of weavers have got improved. As the highest portion of weavers has musculoskeletal, proper knowledge should be implemented for them and need to improve their quality of life. Bangladesh government and any Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) or institutions should implement consciousness about musculoskeletal pain. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 25(2): 188-198, 2022 (July)

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain among Rural Handloom Weavers in Sirajganj, Bangladesh

Jamil¹,

Mukul²,

Bari³

et al. 2022

Bangla Pharma J

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“…Firstly, they explained the aim of this research to the respondents and collected answers from them who were willing to participate. Also, all the rules and procedures were set out and followed according to the World Medical Declaration of Helsinki (Akhter et al, 2022;Jamil et al, 2022). Finally, data were collected from the participants via face-to-face interview.…”

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Self-medication Practice and its Potential Determinants among Riverine-Island’s People in Sirajganj, Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jamil¹,

Bari

Akhter³

et al. 2023

Bangla Pharma J

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The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of self-medication practice and associated risk factors among riverine-island’s people in Sirajganj, Bangladesh. This study was done by following cross-sectional method with close-ended questionnaire. Data were collected from a total of 459 respondents via face-to-face interview. Frequency analysis was done to identify the prevalence of selfmedication practice, and chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were conducted for identifying the associated factors with self-medication practice. Total 83% participants were self-medicated. Notably, 62% people were self-medicated with antibiotics. More than 30% people practiced with selfmedication due to high cost of doctor consultation. Age, gender, marital status, educational status, occupation, monthly family income, and suffering from illness were correlated with self-medication practice in chi-square (χ2) analysis. Gender (male vs. female, odds ratio [OR]: 0.49, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.25-0.95, p=0.031) and marital status (married vs. unmarried, OR: 0.43, 95% CI: 0.23- 0.83, p=0.011) were significantly associated with self-medication practice in logistic regression analysis. The rate at which persons living on riverine islands engage in self-medication is alarmingly high, and the consequence of this behavior is concerning. The inappropriate use of antibiotics is a source of concern. In order to reduce the practice of self-medication among people living on riverine islands in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, there is an immediate need to raise public awareness about the harmful effects of the practice as well as to implement appropriate legislation and activities. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 26(1): 79-88, 2023 (January)

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“…As of December 7th, 2020, there had been a total of 66,243,918 reported cases and 1,528,984 fatalities worldwide. Since the rst COVID-19 death was con rmed in Somalia in March, there have been 4,579 cases and 121 deaths across the country (December 7, 2020) .…”

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Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination among University Students: A Cross- Sectional Study in Garowe, Puntland-Somalia

BakiBillah

Ahmed

Jamil³

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COVID-19 pandemic dismantles the healthcare system across the globe, especially, the war-torn country, Somalia based in the ‘Horn of Africa’. In order to tackle the surge of this pandemic, vaccination is considered as one of the most powerful preventive interventions. This study aimed to explore the level of knowledge and attitude towards this vaccination among the university students located in the Garowe, Puntland state of Somalia. The study participants were joined this cross-sectional research through purposively sampling technique. Data were collected from three different universities based in Garowe were analyzed using statistical software (SPSS version-20). The majority of the respondents (61%) were aged between 20–25 years. The mean score of knowledge was 8.99±2.19 with range (5-11). Nearly 60.0% participants had knowledge score more than mean score. About 61% of the respondents reported that the vaccine can protect against COVID-19, 27% responded that they don’t know anything about the vaccine, and 12% reported that the vaccine can cause the disease. 30% of the respondents mentioned that the vaccine is not available in their country. About 70.4% of the respondents believe that the COVID-19 vaccine has no side effects. The mean score of attitudes towards covid 19 vaccination was 6.21±2.85 with range (1-10). Only 30.0% had attitude score more than mean score while 40.1%, 39.8% and 20.1% had good, average and poor attitude towards covid 19 vaccination. A further study with a large sample encompassing a higher number of universities across the states of Somalia bears a greater level of potentialities in policy formulation.

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Hospital Pharmacy Practice and Drug Management System of Khulna Division, Bangladesh: Results from a Cross-sectional Study

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain among Rural Handloom Weavers in Sirajganj, Bangladesh

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain among Rural Handloom Weavers in Sirajganj, Bangladesh

Self-medication Practice and its Potential Determinants among Riverine-Island’s People in Sirajganj, Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination among University Students: A Cross- Sectional Study in Garowe, Puntland-Somalia

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