Promoting Appropriate Drug Use in Missionary Health Facilities in Cameroon - EDM Research Series No. 028: 9. Recommendations: 9.1 Education and training

Promoting Appropriate Drug Use in Missionary Health Facilities in Cameroon - EDM Research Series No. 028
(1998; 80 pages)

Índice de contenido

	Acknowledgements
	Abbreviations
	Executive summary
		Background
		Methodology
		Key findings
		Conclusion
	1. Introduction
	2. Background
	3. Literature review
	4. Objectives and significance
		4.1 Study objectives
		4.2 Significance
	5. Overall approach and design
		5.1 Study design and study population
		5.2 Variables
		5.3 Sample size and power calculations
		5.4 Sampling frame and data collection methods
		5.5 Data processing and analysis
		5.6 Pilot test
		5.7 Limitations of data
	6. Results
		6.1 Drug indicators
		6.2 Patient care indicators
		6.3 Health facility indicator
		6.4 Prescriber characteristics
		6.5 Dispenser characteristics
	7. Analysis
		7.1 Correlations of drug indicators and independent variables
		7.2 Correlation of patient care indicators with independent variables
	8. Discussion
		8.1 Drug indicators
		8.2 Patient care indicators
		8.3 Diagnosis and treatment
		8.4 Consulting time
		8.5 Dispensing time
		8.6 Patient knowledge
		8.7 Adequate labelling
	9. Recommendations
		9.1 Education and training
		9.2 Supervision
		9.3 Other recommendations and suggestions for further research
	10. Conclusion
	11. Appendices
		Appendix 1. Characteristics of individual Cameroon Baptist Convention facilities
		Appendix 2. List of antibiotics
		Appendix 3. Key essential drugs for Cameroon Baptist Convention
		Appendix 4. Case scenarios
		Appendix 5. Acceptable answers for case scenarios
		Appendix 6. Structured provider interview
		Appendix 7. Structured dispenser interview
		Appendix 8. Structured patient interview
		Appendix 9. Operational definitions
		Appendix 10. Results of indicator study for individual facilities
	References

9.1 Education and training

1. In order to promote appropriate drug prescription and dispensing, individuals with preferably at least a secondary education should be employed.

2. Irrespective of employee's prior education, it is recommended that employers provide more than one week of prescribing or dispensing training to ensure improved prescribing and dispensing practices. However, training lasting longer than six weeks is not necessarily better.

3. It is recommended that employers invest in current employees' education and training, as the more experience an employee has the better their performance.