02620nas a2200253 4500008004100000245015600041210006900197260001600266300001000282490000600292520183200298653001402130653001202144653000802156653001902164653002402183100001702207700001902224700001802243700002102261700001902282700001702301856004802318 2021 eng d00aAssessment of Disease State Awareness among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in Divisional Headquarter Hospital Mirpur, Pakistan0 aAssessment of Disease State Awareness among Chronic Kidney Disea cAugust 2021 a34-380 v73 a

Background: Chronic Kidney Disease is a non-communicable disease which can often progress to kidney failure and can be a potential cause of some cardiovascular complications. There is need to assess awareness of disease to prevent progression. Objectives: The objective of the present study was to assess the disease state awareness among patients undergoing hemodialysis. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, non-experimental and questionnaire based study was conducted during December 2020 to Feburary 2021 in DHQ hospital Mirpur among patients undergoing hemodialysis. The questionnaire was translated into “Urdu” language, as it is native language of Pakistan. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the results. SPSS version 20 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Amongst the 111 patients admitted in the hemodialysis center, 109 patients filled the questionnaire. Out of 109 patients, 58 (53.2%) were males. Urban residents were 56 (51.54%), 99 (90.8%) were Kashmiri, 30 (27.5%) had religious education, and 90 (82.6%) were non-occupational. Most of the patients were suffering from several co-morbidities such as, hypertension; 91 (83.5%), diabetes; 37 (33.9%), hyperlipidemia; 7 (6.4%), CVD; 19 (7.4%), hepatitis C; 23 (23.1%) and others; 15 (13.8%). Overall mean awareness score was 2.2±1.6. Among demographic variables, education and gender had significant p-values (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The awareness among patients was satisfactory but not adequate. Therefore, counseling programs about the disease and its management should be conducted in order to educate all the caretakers/patients with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease (ESRD).

10aAwareness10aChronic10aCKD10aRenal dialysis10aRenal insufficiency1 aRiaz, Sohail1 aNisa, Zaib, Un1 aMushtaq, Saba1 aIjaz, Qazi, Amir1 aSohail, Kashif1 aKhan, Abuzar uhttp://www.jppcm.org/article/2021/7/2/34-3802079nas a2200265 4500008004100000245009800041210006900139260001500208300000900223490000600232520132300238653001401561653001401575653002601589653001301615653001101628653001101639100001901650700002701669700002001696700002001716700001601736700001401752856004701766 2021 eng d00aKnowledge and Awareness about Leishmaniasis Disease in the General Public of Quetta, Pakistan0 aKnowledge and Awareness about Leishmaniasis Disease in the Gener cApril 2021 a9-130 v73 a

Aim: This study attempted to assess knowledge and awareness about Leishmaniasis disease in Quetta city, Pakistan. Materials and Methods: This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey where 387 study respondents were targeted using the non-probability convenience sampling method for data collection. SPSS v 22.0 was applied for data analysis and P≤0.05 was considered statically significant. The Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed to discover the relationship among variables. Results: Most respondents were from the age group 18-27 years 269 (69.5%) majority of whom were female 244 (64.0%). Most of the respondents had improved knowledge (73.6%), about the word Leishmaniasis, 50.6% of respondents were aware of the signs and symptoms, 54.8% of respondents were aware of the diagnosis, 64.3% of respondents had improved knowledge about treatment, 62.5% of the study population were aware of prevention and 40.8% of study respondents knew about the vaccination for leishmaniasis. Conclusion: This study exposed an overall better knowledge and awareness among the public about leishmaniasis disease and its causative agents, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and vaccination.

10aAwareness10aKnowledge10aLeishmaniasis disease10aPakistan10aPublic10aQuetta1 aAhmed, Tanzeel1 aJadoon, Sarmad, Sheraz1 aWaqas, Muhammad1 aAmmar, Muhammad1 aJian, Liguo1 aZhang, Qi uhttp://www.jppcm.org/article/2021/7/1/9-1302712nas a2200265 4500008004100000245013300041210006900174260001500243300001000258490000600268520189100274653001402165653003702179653001702216653001602233653001302249653002502262100001902287700001802306700001902324700002002343700001702363700001802380856004802398 2020 eng d00aPublic’ Perception, Awareness, Expectations and Experiences towards the Role of Community Pharmacists in Quetta City, Pakistan0 aPublic Perception Awareness Expectations and Experiences towards cApril 2020 a05-090 v63 a

Aim: The study is aimed to assess public perception, awareness, expectations and experiences towards the role of community pharmacists (CPs) in Quetta City, Pakistan. Methods: This was a questionnairebased, cross-sectional survey. Keeping the aim of the study in mind, a questionnaire was developed by the research team through mutual consensus, experience sharing and extensive literature review. By using an online calculator, 423 respondents were approached conveniently for the data collection. The SPSS v.20.0 was used for data coding and analysis. Based on the objectives of the study, descriptive statistics were applied for data analysis. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 30.61±9.95 and males dominated the group (318, 75.2%). Eighty-one percent of the respondents agreed that CPs provide consultation on how medicine works, identify and prevent errors and are good in explaining things to their level of understanding. Nearly 70% of the respondents expected CPs to take personal responsibility for resolving drug-related problems, to educate them about the appropriate use of medicines and to monitor the response of drug therapy. All respondents were positive when they were asked about their expectations from the CPs. Respondents agreed that CPs are a reliable source of drug information and are important healthcare professionals (80.4 and 77.3% respectively). Counseling was endorsed by 60% of the respondents while CPs were held responsible for resolving drug problems. Conclusion: Although the study findings revealed certain limitations, study respondents had positive attitudes, experiences and constructive expectations towards CPs. The findings also indicated consumer preferences for the evolution of community pharmacist professional services in Pakistan.

10aAwareness10aCommunity pharmacist Quetta city10aExpectations10aExperiences10aPakistan10aPublic’ perception1 aKamran, Kashif1 aIqbal, Qaiser1 aHaider, Sajjad1 aAnwar, Muhammad1 aIshaq, Rabia1 aSaleem, Fahad uhttp://www.jppcm.org/article/2020/6/1/05-09