Assessment of knowledge and perception of prescribers towards rational medicine use in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
The study emphasizes the critical need to address knowledge gaps among healthcare professionals, especially nurses and other prescribers, to ensure the safe and effective use of medications. It highlights the positive influence of utilizing preferred prescribing references and the existence of functional Drug and Therapeutics Committees in hospitals on knowledge levels. However, the unexpected findings regarding the limited impact of frequent updates of drug bulletins require further investigation.
Authors
- Jonathan Boakye-Yiadom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1733-7200)
- Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-7163)
- Emmanuel Kyeremateng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7944-2075)
- Samuel Dwomoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6182-7644)
- Cecilia Akosua Tabiri
- Rita Owusu-Donkor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6089-1680)
- Elizabeth Modupe d’Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7956-6685)
- Francis Kwadwo Gyamfi Akwah
- Samuel Opoku-Afriyie
- Francis Kyei-Frimpong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-0976)
Institutions
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (GH)
- West End Hospital (GH)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308406
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03