Pharmacy Students’ Attitude and Future Career Choices: A survey of Four Public Schools of Pharmacy in Ethiopia

Beedemariam, Gebremedhin; Ebro, M; Ageze, H; Weldegerima, Berhanemeskel; Legesse, Bahiru; Tilahun, G

doi:10.4314/epj.v30i1.6

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“…This shows that it will be easy to introduce the PharmD program at the University of Ibadan, as the students are receptive of the program. This was similar to what was observed in a study carried out in Ethiopia which showed that pharmacy students' attitude to the profession was good [7]. The study carried out among undergraduate pharmacy students at the University of Nigeria also showed that pharmacy students had a good attitude towards pharmaceutical care, which is a focal point for the PharmD program [8].…”

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Knowledge, attitude and perception on PharmD program among penultimate and final-year undergraduate pharmacy students in a Nigerian university – An intervention study

Aje¹,

Okhamafe²

2020

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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Purpose: To carry out an interventional study on the knowledge, attitude and perception of penultimate and final year undergraduate pharmacy students of the University of Ibadan on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among penultimate and final-year undergraduate students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan using semi-structured questionnaire. A seminar was organized for the intervention group. The data were summarized using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Pre-intervention PharmD knowledge assessment of majority, 63 (94.0 %) control group and 63 (87.5 %) intervention group participants was below average. Post-intervention, 38 (52.8 %) intervention group participants had satisfactory scores, while 54 (80.6 %) of control group had below average scores. Generally, the participants had good PharmD attitude and perception. There was a significant difference (p < 0.001) between pre- and post-intervention PharmD knowledge assessment among the intervention group. A significant difference (p < 0.001) was observed between the post-intervention PharmD knowledge of the control group and the intervention group. Conclusion: Baseline below average PharmD knowledge of study participants improved significantly in the intervention group post-intervention. Generally, the participants had a good attitude and perception towards the PharmD program. Keywords: PharmD, Pre-post intervention, Undergraduate pharmacy students, Knowledge, Attitude, Perception, University of Ibadan

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Knowledge, attitude and perception on PharmD program among penultimate and final-year undergraduate pharmacy students in a Nigerian university – An intervention study

Aje¹,

Okhamafe²

2020

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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“…There were similarities between the participant in our study and Gebremedhin study that investigated the pharmacy students' attitudes toward their field of study. 17 More than half of them were satisfied with their course selection which was consistent with our results.…”

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The Attitude of Health Technology Assessment Students to Their Field of Study and Future Career in Iran

Arab‐Zozani

Majdzadeh

Sarbakhsh

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Int j epidemiol res

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Background and aims: Positive attitudes toward future career lead to job motivation and consequently to career success. Health technology assessment (HTA) students are worried about their future career due to lack of defined vacancies. The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of HTA students toward the field of study and future career. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015. The samples (n = 40) were selected by census and the questionnaire was sent by email to each participant. The data collection period was 6 months. The questionnaire reliability was evaluated using Cronbach alpha (α = 0.85). Questions were measured by 5-point Likert scale (absolutely agree to absolutely disagree). The data were analyzed by relevant statistical tests using SPSS version 20.0. At the beginning of the study, informed consent forms along with questionnaire were sent to participants and the participants were enrolled if they were volunteered. Results: Response rate was 95%. The mean score of students' attitudes toward the field of study and future career was 62.48 (11.15) and 62.63 (8.61) respectively. Participants' attitudes were generally positive. There was a significant positive correlation between the 2 main areas of attitude (r = 0.43, P = 0.006). Conclusion:In general, the results of this study showed that the attitudes of HTA students toward the field of study and future career are positive. Proper planning in the admission process, addressing the needs of students, professor's paying attention to motivate the students and responding to student questions, and anticipated job categories in the relevant organizations, can lead to job satisfaction and optimism about the future career.

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“…There have been a series of studies concerning pharmacy students’ inclination to pursue specific careers, career intention, and the dynamics of the formation of career intentions among students in BPharm and PharmD programmes. These studies were mainly conducted in North America (USA [ 3 ]), Europe (the UK [ 4 , 5 ], Poland [ 6 ]), Africa (Ethiopia [ 7 ], Nigeria [ 8 ], Sierra Leone [ 9 ]), Oceania (Australia [ 10 ], New Zealand [ 11 ]), the Middle East (Kuwait [ 12 ], Jordan [ 13 ]), Southeast Asia (Malaysia [ 14 ]), and East Asia (Korea [ 15 ], Japan [ 16 ]). In general, these studies showed that pharmacy students’ career intentions were influenced by a variety of factors, which could be generally categorised as intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, interpersonal factors, and professional capacity or self-awareness of one’s own professional capacity.…”

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Final-year pharmacy undergraduate students’ career intention and its influencing factors: a questionnaire study in northwest China

Zhang

Bian

2020

BMC Med Educ

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Background Career intention is closely related to the distribution of university graduates across sectors in pharmacy-related field. The aim of the study was to describe career intention and identify its influencing factors among final-year pharmacy undergraduate students in China. Methods A questionnaire study on demographic characteristics, educational situation, family background, occupational value and career intention was conducted among final-year pharmacy undergraduate students at three universities in northwest China. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the constructs of occupational value. Multinominal logistic regression was adopted to analyse the factors influencing career intention. Results Among the 275 student participants, 62.6% intended to work in public medical institutions (rural: 44.4%; urban: 18.2%), 26.5% aimed to work in the pharmaceutical industry, 6.5% wanted to work in other sectors in the pharmacy-related field, and 4.4% planned to work in other fields. Their gender, father’s education level, monthly household income per capita, whose opinions were considered most during job selection, the self-gratification factor of occupational value, and employment guidance had significant impacts on students’ career intentions. Conclusion In the Chinese background, the career intention of more than half of the undergraduate pharmacy students was to work in public medical institutions. The career intentions of the overall participants were mainly determined by their gender, family background as well as psychological self-gratification, and they could also be influenced by employment guidance.

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Pharmacy Students’ Attitude and Future Career Choices: A survey of Four Public Schools of Pharmacy in Ethiopia

Cited by 15 publications

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Knowledge, attitude and perception on PharmD program among penultimate and final-year undergraduate pharmacy students in a Nigerian university – An intervention study

Knowledge, attitude and perception on PharmD program among penultimate and final-year undergraduate pharmacy students in a Nigerian university – An intervention study

The Attitude of Health Technology Assessment Students to Their Field of Study and Future Career in Iran

Final-year pharmacy undergraduate students’ career intention and its influencing factors: a questionnaire study in northwest China

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