Mudassir Anwar|Faris El?Dahiyat|Humam A. Shriki|M. A. Khaled|Afshan Rani
An insight into the perception of community pharmacists on health literacy
University of Otago|Al Ain University of Science and Technology|Al Ain University of Science and Technology|Al Ain University of Science and Technology|Virtual University of Pakistan
health literacy hl garnered considerable attention recent years community pharmacists play pivotal role assessing improving customers hl study aims assess hlrelated knowledge attitude perceived barriers among community pharmacists al united arab emirates 41item questionnaire used data collection study conducted pharmacists sixty pharmacies approved training sites health authority abu dhabi descriptive inferential statistics used analyse data spss total 85 pharmacists surveyed almost twothirds 659 heard term hl higher proportion 706 good knowledge 60 positive attitude towards hl practice hl strategies common 412 participants lack knowledge lack organizational resources reported common barriers towards hl statistically significant difference knowledge attitude observed among different age groups similarly overseas graduates found using hl strategies frequently counterparts study found overall good knowledge positive attitude towards hl among community pharmacists considerable proportion par knowledge positive attitude infrequent practices hl strategies incorporating hl component curriculum continuous training programmes may help improving knowledge attitude pharmacists towards hl may help achieving better health outcomes