Table 6.
Community Pharmacists ‘attitudes towards provision of public health activities
| Attitudes of respondents | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Pharmacists should not be involved in public health activities | 174 | 73.7 | 36 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 8.1 |
| People will not accept my participation in public health activities | 119 | 50.4 | 90 | 38.1 | 17 | 7.2 | 6 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.7 |
| I am not ready to be involved with public health activities | 161 | 68.2 | 56 | 23.7 | 3 | 1.3 | 5 | 2.1 | 5 | 2.1 |
| It is not important for Pharmacists to practice health promotion activities | 168 | 71.2 | 55 | 23.3 | 5 | 2.1 | 4 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Health education only to problems related to drugs should be provided | 83 | 35.2 | 95 | 40.3 | 23 | 9.7 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 3.8 |
| I am not interested in public health activities as it is the work of doctors and nurses | 170 | 72 | 59 | 25 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.7 |
| I don’t have enough knowledge to advice patients on health promotion and disease prevention | 159 | 67.4 | 65 | 27.5 | 4 | 1.7 | 5 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Public health activities belong to health centers | 132 | 55.9 | 80 | 33.9 | 12 | 5.1 | 9 | 3.8 | 3 | 1.3 |
| I do not have the time to educate patients on health issues | 124 | 52.5 | 80 | 33.9 | 20 | 8.5 | 8 | 3.4 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Other health workers do not allow Pharmacists to carry out activities related to public health. | 57 | 24.2 | 63 | 26.7 | 57 | 24.2 | 44 | 18.6 | 15 | 6.4 |
N: Frequency