What do pharmacists know about managing childhood diarrhea?: A cross-sectional study
Penulis/Author
Hananditia Rachma Pramestutie (1); Prof. Dr. Susi Ari Kristina, S.Farm., M.Kes., Apt. (2); dr. M. Lutfan Lazuardi, M.Kes., Ph.D. (3); apt. Anna Wahyuni Widayanti, M.P.H., Ph.D (4)
Tanggal/Date
2024
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
Childhood diarrhea is a prevalent disease in Indonesia. Therefore, pharmacists are required to possess extensive
knowledge of the management and prevention of childhood diarrhea in order to provide suitable advice to patients.
To connect with this situation, this study aimed to determine the level of pharmacists’ knowledge regarding the
management of childhood diarrhea therapy and its prevention. To achieve this aim, a descriptive observational study
was employed. The sample in this study were pharmacists in pharmacies in the greater Malang area, Indonesia,
who were selected by a convenience sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire
on pharmacists’ knowledge of managing and preventing childhood diarrhea. The collected data were analyzed
descriptively. A total of 158 pharmacists participated in this study. Most respondents were female (84.81%) and aged
between 26 and 35 (60.76%). Most respondents had been practicing in pharmacies for 1–5 years (39.87%), and the
average weekly pharmacist practice hours were 25–35 (41.77%). Most respondents had poor knowledge (68.35%) of
pediatric therapy management and prevention. Further research is needed to identify pharmacists’ needs to optimize
pharmacists’ knowledge regarding the therapeutic management and prevention of diarrhea diseases in children.
