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. 2020 Nov 25;11(6):829–839. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.224

Table 2. PHC Services Offered by Community Pharmacists (N = 321) .

PHC Service Mean SD Rank Domain of PHC
Treating malaria with ACTs 4.59 0.71 1 Treatment/supply of drugs
Blood pressure checks 4.54 0.78 2 Disease prevention
Patient counselling during every dispensing 4.43 0.70 3 Health education
Treatment of common cold or flu 4.32 0.78 4 Treatment
Participate in drug therapy for chronic non-communicable disease 4.26 0.69 5 Treatment
Blood glucose screening 4.23 0.94 6 Disease prevention
Diarrhoea management with ORS 4.21 0.74 7.5 Treatment/maternal and child health
Educate customers to wash hands frequently 4.21 0.89 7.5 Health education/disease prevention
Participate in drug therapy of infectious disease 4.18 0.80 9 Treatment
Referrals for antenatal care 4.14 0.90 10 Maternal and child health
Syndromic management of STDs 4.08 0.92 11.5 Treatment
Ordering routine laboratory test 4.08 0.99 11.5 Treatment
Education on clean water and sanitation 4.07 0.95 13 Health education/water and sanitation
Supply of essential medicines and dressings 4.05 0.98 14 Supply of drugs
Counsel customers to handle and prepare food safely 4.01 0.94 15.5 Health education/nutrition
Generic substitution 4.01 0.82 15.5 Supply of drugs
Advice on herbal medicines 3.99 1.04 17 Health education/supply of drugs
Clean and disinfect commonly used surfaces 3.90 0.97 18.5 Health education/prevention and control of disease
Screening for drug interactions 3.90 0.89 18.5 Supply of drugs/health education
Provision and counselling on insecticide-treated mosquito nets 3.84 1.00 20.5 Prevention and control/health education
Detection of ADRs 3.84 0.94 20.5 Supply of drugs/health education
Do not share personal items 3.79 1.06 22 Health education/prevention and control
Cough and sneeze into a tissue or sleeve 3.72 1.08 23 Health education/prevention and control
Dressing minor wounds 3.69 1.16 24 Treatment
Get vaccinated 3.66 1.09 25 Disease prevention/immunization
Use of family planning devices 3.63 1.03 26 Maternal and child health/health education
Body mass index check 3.49 1.13 27 Disease prevention/health education
Avoid touching wild animals 3.30 1.20 28 Health education/prevention and Control
Blood cholesterol screening 3.02 1.50 29 Disease prevention/health education
Vaccine administration 2.39 1.59 30 Immunization

Abbreviations: PHC, primary healthcare; ACTs, artemisinin combination therapies; SD, standard deviation; ORS, oral rehydration salt; STDs, sexually transmitted diseases; ADRs, adverse drug reactions.