Publication Date: 2021/09/29
Abstract: Hospital pharmacists have an important role in the management of pharmaceutical supplies and direct services to patients. The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of pharmacists in this regard are very important in carrying out this role. This study aims to evaluate the level of KAP of hospital pharmacists in Indonesia about COVID-19, and examine the relationship between the three variables. This is a crosssectional study, and the sampling technique is purposive sampling. The research instrument is a questionnaire that has been validated, and distributed through social media applications (WhatsApp). A total of 146 respondents participated in this study. The results obtained, pharmacists who have a high level of KAP towards COVID-19 are 69.2%, 59.6% and 52.1%, respectively. In this study, attitudes were influenced by education level and marital status. The results of the chi square test showed that there was a significant relationship between attitudes and practice (p=0.003).
Keywords: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, COVID-19, Hospital Pharmacist.
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