بررسی دانش، نگرش و عملکرد کارکنان شاغل در داروخانه‌های شیراز نسبت به مکمل‌های دارویی در سال 1394

Background and Objectives: According to direct selling of some medications including supplements by pharmacy technicians and without the presence or supervision of the pharmacist, and also the importance of these people’s knowledge of supplements and the effect of this knowledge on their attitude and performance, this study was conducted to determine the pharmacies clerks’ knowledge, attitude, and performance towards dietary supplements in Shiraz. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in 2015 on all pharmacies in Shiraz (total number of 300). Data collecting tool was a questionnaire consisting 33 questions and three dimensions of knowledge, attitude, and performance. Data were analysed using independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Results: The results showed that the mean and standard deviation of the pharmacy technicians’ knowledge was 3.28+0.52, their attitude 3.62+0.59, and their performance 3.54+0.52. Independent t-test showed that there was a significant difference between attitude and sex variable by that the average of women’s attitude was higher than men (p<0.001). Pearson’s correlation results also showed that there was a positive significant correlation between knowledge and attitude (r=0.370, p<0.001), knowledge and performance (r=0.208, p<0.001), and attitude and performance (r=0.337, p<0.001). Conclusion: Considering the significant differences observed in the staff’s knowledge, attitude, and performance towards dietary supplements, holding effective educational courses in order to increase scientific knowledge of pharmacies clerks and employing clerks with the least required knowledge in this regard seems necessary. Key words: Knowledge, Attitude, Performance, Dietary supplements, Shiraz Funding: This study did not have any funds. Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences approved the study (IR.SUMS.REC.1395.S54). Conflict of interest: None declared.   How to cite this article: Ghanbarzadegan A, Bastani P, Rezaeean M, Jooybar M, Ahmadzadeh M.S. Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Pharmacy Staff Toward Dietary Supplements in Shiraz in 2015. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2018; 17 (6): 567-78. [Farsi]