Knowledge of medication use and factors influencing the utilisation of public health clinics

Naing, Cho; Kai, Yew Chun; Yi, Cheah Hao; Yee, Ng Shien; Yi, Loh Min; Jun, Lim Xiu; Kin, Wong Chee; Selvanathan, S

doi:10.1093/inthealth/iht019

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“…This is probably due to their higher need for health services. As expected, the health insurance coverage and having private health insurance were reported to have a positive effect on the utilization of health services [15,17,21,23,24,30]. As health insurance provides better financial access to health services, those covered by a type of health insurance tend to use health services more than uninsured ones.…”

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Utilization of Affective Factors of Health Services: A Systematic Review

Azimzadeh

Tabrizi

Nosratnejad

et al. 2019

GMJ

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Utilization is one of the dimensions of equity in health systems. Identifying the factors affecting utilization of health services can be helpful for interventional purposes. This study systematically reviewed the factors affecting the utilization of inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, and pharmaceutical services. This systematic review was conducted between 2016 and 2017. The search was performed using keywords based on MeSH in valid databases such as Scopus, Embase, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Web of Science in the fields of title, abstract, and keyword. Related papers published from 2000 to 2017 were searched. First, the retrieved studies were screened and checked for quality; then, the useful data were extracted and analyzed. Out of the 1178 retrieved publications, 20 studies were included in the final analysis. The identified factors were categorized into 5 areas, including demographic (4 items), socioeconomic (13 items), health services–related (13 items), health status–related (7 items), and health insurance–related factors (2 items), and reported. The findings of this study can be a useful source and a comprehensive body of evidence on the utilization of health services. The results can be used by the policy makers and managers in designing interventions for changing the utilization patterns of health services. [GMJ. 2019;inpress:e1236]

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Utilization of Affective Factors of Health Services: A Systematic Review

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Tabrizi

Nosratnejad

et al. 2019

GMJ

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“…In a study conducted in Auckland, New Zealand, only 51% of the respondents had heard of the phrase “generic drug”. ( 3 ) Naing et al ( 18 ) assessed knowledge of the medications taken by the population of Malaysia, noting that 85.8% did not know the term “generic drug”, 86.3% did not know how to reply on the quality of generic drugs compared to reference drugs and 86.9% did not know about price differences between generic and reference drugs. The good results obtained among the Brazilian population can be attributed to awareness-heightening and popularization programs for generic drugs, run by the Brazilian Government and the pharmaceutical companies producing these types of medications.…”

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“…Em um estudo feito na cidade de Auckland, na Nova Zelândia, apenas 51% dos entrevistados tinham ouvido falar do termo “medicamento genérico”. ( 3 ) Naing et al ( 18 ) avaliaram o conhecimento de medicamentos utilizados pela população da Malásia e verificaram que 85,8% não conheciam o termo “medicamento genérico”, 86,3% não sabiam responder com relação à qualidade dos genéricos quando comparados ao medicamento de referência e 86,9% não sabiam a diferença no preço entre o genérico e o medicamento de referência. Pode-se atribuir o bom resultado obtido na população brasileira aos programas de conscientização e de popularização dos medicamentos genéricos fomentados pelo governo brasileiro e pelos laboratórios produtores desse tipo medicamentos.…”

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Knowledge, perceptions and use of generic drugs: a cross sectional study

Lira

Oliveira

Andrade

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Einstein (São Paulo)

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Objective To assess the level of knowledge, perceptions and usage profile for generic drugs among laypersons.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 278 volunteers (180 women and 98 men, aged 37.1±15.8 years). A questionnaire was drawn up with questions on their use, perceptions and knowledge of generic drugs.Results Most respondents (99.6%) knew that generic drugs exist, but only 48.6% were able to define them correctly, while 78.8% of the respondents had some information about generics. This information was obtained mainly through television (49.3%). In terms of generic drug characteristics, 79.1% stated that they were confident about their efficacy, 74.8% believed that generic drugs have the same effect as branded medications, 88.8% said that generics were priced lower than branded medications, and 80.2% stated that they bought generic drugs because of price. With regard to drugs prescribed by medical practitioners, 17.6% of the participants said that their doctors never prescribed generics and only 7.5% confirmed that their doctors always prescribed generics.Conclusion For the lay public, the sample in this study has sufficient knowledge of generic drugs in terms of definition, efficacy and cost. Consequently, the volunteers interviewed are very likely to use generics. Furthermore, the results of this study indicate that programs should be implemented in order to boost generic drug prescriptions by medical practitioners.

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“…8 Naing C et al, assessed knowledge of the medications taken by the population of Malaysia, noting that 85.8% did not know the term "generic drug", 86.3% did not know how to reply on the quality of generic drugs compared to reference drugs and 86.9% did not know about price differences between generic and reference drugs. 9 The good results obtained among the Indian population can be attributed to awareness-heightening and popularization programs for generic drugs, run by the Indian Government and the pharmaceutical companies producing these types of medications. All participants are aware of Jan Aushadhi scheme of Govt.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practices of generic names usage in prescription among the medical postgraduate residents of a tertiary care teaching hospital: an observational cross-sectional study

Jadhav¹,

Kulkarni²,

Rathod³

2019

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: Establishment of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras through Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is a breakthrough step to reduce expenses in healthcare due to costly branded names in prescription. Medical council of India also amended clause 1.5 of the Indian Medical Council Regulations, 2002 mandating the doctors to prescribe medicines by generic names in place of brand names. Moreover, medical practitioner nowadays has raised concern about education/qualification of the chemist who is being made the decision maker.Methods: In this questionnaire based cross-sectional observational study, all students admitted to post graduation course in academic year 2018 were included and those who were not willing to give consent were excluded from study. A knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) questionnaire containing 12 questions was assessed by using true/false type and Likert scale-based questions. Descriptive statistics used to generate frequencies, percentages and proportions.Results: Majority of the population have answered positively about knowledge questions. Surprisingly 72.41% population don’t know about process of new drug approval. Most of them agreed to pros and cons of generic drug prescribing. 58.14% population always write generic names in their prescription. Shockingly 74.42% population write prescription based on their knowledge from promotional literature by a medical representative.Conclusions: Findings of present study highlights usefulness of the practice of writing generic names in prescriptions. It also raises concern about professional qualification of the chemist who will be decision maker in drug delivery to consumers.

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Knowledge of medication use and factors influencing the utilisation of public health clinics

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Utilization of Affective Factors of Health Services: A Systematic Review

Utilization of Affective Factors of Health Services: A Systematic Review

Knowledge, perceptions and use of generic drugs: a cross sectional study

Knowledge, attitude and practices of generic names usage in prescription among the medical postgraduate residents of a tertiary care teaching hospital: an observational cross-sectional study

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