Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Cancer health promotion in Ghana: A survey of community pharmacists’ perception and barriers
This is an article published in Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice 2020, Vol. 26(6) 1361–1368; DOI: 10.1177/1078155219893742
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
2024
|
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1869483610076086272 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Mensah, Kofi Boamah Oosthuizen, Frasia Bangalee, Varsha |
| author2 | 0000-0002-7971-4270 |
| author_browse | 0000-0002-7971-4270 Bangalee, Varsha Mensah, Kofi Boamah Oosthuizen, Frasia |
| author_facet | 0000-0002-7971-4270 Mensah, Kofi Boamah Oosthuizen, Frasia Bangalee, Varsha |
| author_sort | Mensah, Kofi Boamah |
| collection | Thesis |
| description | This is an article published in Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice 2020, Vol. 26(6) 1361–1368; DOI: 10.1177/1078155219893742 |
| format | Article |
| id | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/15836 |
| institution | KNUST (Ghana) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-07-01T04:01:43.871Z |
| license_str | Not specified — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from KNUSTSpace — Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (Ghana) |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publishDateRange | 2024 |
| publishDateSort | 2024 |
| publisher | Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice |
| publisherStr | Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | KNUSTSpace — Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (Ghana) |
| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/15836 Cancer health promotion in Ghana: A survey of community pharmacists’ perception and barriers Mensah, Kofi Boamah Oosthuizen, Frasia Bangalee, Varsha 0000-0002-7971-4270 This is an article published in Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice 2020, Vol. 26(6) 1361–1368; DOI: 10.1177/1078155219893742 Available data indicate that cancer has emerged as an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Ghana. Globally, one of the interventions aimed at disease prevention is through health promotion. To our knowledge, there are no published reports examining the practices of community pharmacists towards cancer health promotion in Ghana. This study was set to examine the perception and perceived barriers of community pharmacists in the provision of cancer health promotion services in Ghana. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using electronic questionnaire to assess the perception and perceived barriers of Ghanaian community pharmacists towards provision of cancer health promotion. Key findings: The majority of community pharmacists (77.30%) believe that cancer health promotion is an important part of their daily practice. The survey participants were more likely to have a positive perception of the role of the pharmacist if they were older, male, Christian, or had completed the PharmD program (p < 0.05 for all parameters). Lack of cancer educational materials (69%) was the major perceived barrier in providing cancer health promotion services. Conclusion: Ghanaian community pharmacists recognise to play an important role in the provision of cancer health promotion serv KNUST 2024-07-16T09:17:26Z 2024-07-16T09:17:26Z 2020 Article Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice 2020, Vol. 26(6) 1361–1368; DOI: 10.1177/1078155219893742 DOI: 10.1177/1078155219893742 https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/15836 en application/pdf Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice |
| spellingShingle | Mensah, Kofi Boamah Oosthuizen, Frasia Bangalee, Varsha Cancer health promotion in Ghana: A survey of community pharmacists’ perception and barriers |
| title | Cancer health promotion in Ghana: A survey of community pharmacists’ perception and barriers |
| title_full | Cancer health promotion in Ghana: A survey of community pharmacists’ perception and barriers |
| title_fullStr | Cancer health promotion in Ghana: A survey of community pharmacists’ perception and barriers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cancer health promotion in Ghana: A survey of community pharmacists’ perception and barriers |
| title_short | Cancer health promotion in Ghana: A survey of community pharmacists’ perception and barriers |
| title_sort | cancer health promotion in ghana a survey of community pharmacists perception and barriers |
| url | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/15836 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mensahkofiboamah cancerhealthpromotioninghanaasurveyofcommunitypharmacistsperceptionandbarriers AT oosthuizenfrasia cancerhealthpromotioninghanaasurveyofcommunitypharmacistsperceptionandbarriers AT bangaleevarsha cancerhealthpromotioninghanaasurveyofcommunitypharmacistsperceptionandbarriers |