Table 5.
Knowledge Status of Patients Interviewed for Dispensed Medications (N = 339).
Knowledge related questions | Response | Frequency | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
The patient knows the medication’s name | Yes | 247 | 72.9 |
No | 92 | 27.1 | |
The patient knows the dose of the drugs | Yes | 325 | 95.9 |
No | 114 | 4.1 | |
The patient knows the medication’s route of administration | Yes | 330 | 97.3 |
No | 9 | 2.7 | |
The patient knows the medication’s frequency of administration | Yes | 259 | 76.4 |
No | 80 | 23.6 | |
The patient knows the duration of therapy | Yes | 233 | 68.7 |
No | 106 | 31.3 | |
The patient knows the medication’s proper storage of the drugs | Yes | 129 | 38.1 |
No | 210 | 61.9 | |
The patient knows precautions related to the drugs | Yes | 122 | 36.0 |
No | 217 | 64.0 | |
Overall knowledge status | Sufficient knowledge (≥5 correct responses) | 157 | 46.3 |
Not sufficient knowledge (<5 correct responses) | 182 | 53.7 |