dc.contributor.author | Paul Olesikamoi, Patrick O Onyango, Wilson Odero | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-11T13:05:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-11T13:05:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.issn | E-ISSN: 0975-8232; P-ISSN: 2320-5148 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1984 | |
dc.description.abstract | Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) cause 30% of deaths globally and
are reported to be on the increase in sub-Saharan Africa. Medications prescribed for
a CVD require a lifetime commitment. As a result patient must adhere to prescribed
medication. However, prescription adherence is influenced to a large part by
prescription knowledge. Although disease outcome is influenced by prescription
knowledge, estimates of prescription knowledge and of factors that influence it are
largely unknown in developing countries such as Kenya. The goal of the present
study was to investigate factors that influence the level of prescription knowledge
among patients with CVD at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH).
Specifically, the study determined the level of prescription knowledge, the
association between socio-demographic characteristics of patients and their
prescription knowledge, and whether prescribing clinicians explain prescriptions
given to patients with CVD. The study used a cross-sectional study design with a
sample size of 204. Data were collected using questionnaires. There was a
significant difference (X² = 144.75, p = 0.000) in the frequencies between patients
with high level and those with a moderate level of prescription knowledge such that
more respondents had a high level of prescription knowledge. However, sociodemographic factors were not associated with prescription knowledge. Nearly 98%
of respondents indicated that clinicians explained prescriptions to them and there
was a significant association between the language of communication by the
respondents and the level of prescription knowledge (P=0.043). Overall, the results
of the present study provide an important springboard for future efforts aimed at
enhancing prescription adherence | en_US |
dc.publisher | International Journal of pharmaceutical Sciences and Research | en_US |
dc.subject | Prescription, Knowledge, Cardiovascular disease, Prescribing, Clinicians | en_US |
dc.title | PRESCRIPTION KNOWLEDGE AMONG PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AT THE MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KENYA | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |