Pharmacist's Perspectives on Administering a COVID-19 Vaccine in Community Pharmacies in Four Balkan Countries

Community pharmacists expanded their roles and engaged in vaccination services in many countries around the world, but not in Balkan countries. This research aimed to assess the perceptions of pharmacists on involvement in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine administration in four Balkan coun...

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Autores principales:	Adina Turcu-Stiolica, Maria Kamusheva, Maria Bogdan, Ivana Tadic, Klejda Harasani, Mihaela-Simona Subtirelu, Andreea-Daniela Meca, Sofia Šesto, Marina Odalović, Jasmina Arsić, Svetlana Stojkov, Emili Terzieva, Guenka Petrova
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 vaccination training pharmacists community pharmacy Balkan countries Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8d5717aef50040bfb9167cd4ec2df2d02021-12-01T01:00:30ZPharmacist's Perspectives on Administering a COVID-19 Vaccine in Community Pharmacies in Four Balkan Countries2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.766146https://doaj.org/article/8d5717aef50040bfb9167cd4ec2df2d02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.766146/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Community pharmacists expanded their roles and engaged in vaccination services in many countries around the world, but not in Balkan countries. This research aimed to assess the perceptions of pharmacists on involvement in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine administration in four Balkan countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia). A cross-sectional survey was conducted using an online questionnaire that was distributed to community pharmacists across these countries between February and March 2021. A total of 636 community pharmacists were included in the analysis of the survey. The willingness to administer vaccines for COVID-19 (or other vaccines well established in the practice, like a flu vaccine) in community pharmacies is significantly different among the countries: the pharmacists from Albania were more willing to administer vaccines. The factors associated with the eagerness to vaccinate are almost the same among the countries: the lack of training in the faculty classes and the lack of a special place where to administer vaccines. Additional significant factors were found in Bulgaria (pharmacists from independent pharmacies wanted more than the pharmacists working in chain pharmacies to administer vaccines) and in Serbia (male pharmacists agreed more with administering vaccines than female pharmacists). Further national reforms are needed for adopting the expanding role of community pharmacists.Adina Turcu-StiolicaMaria KamushevaMaria BogdanIvana TadicKlejda HarasaniMihaela-Simona SubtireluAndreea-Daniela MecaSofia ŠestoMarina OdalovićJasmina ArsićSvetlana StojkovSvetlana StojkovEmili TerzievaGuenka PetrovaFrontiers Media S.A.articleCOVID-19vaccinationtrainingpharmacistscommunity pharmacyBalkan countriesPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 vaccination training pharmacists community pharmacy Balkan countries Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	COVID-19 vaccination training pharmacists community pharmacy Balkan countries Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Adina Turcu-Stiolica Maria Kamusheva Maria Bogdan Ivana Tadic Klejda Harasani Mihaela-Simona Subtirelu Andreea-Daniela Meca Sofia Šesto Marina Odalović Jasmina Arsić Svetlana Stojkov Svetlana Stojkov Emili Terzieva Guenka Petrova Pharmacist's Perspectives on Administering a COVID-19 Vaccine in Community Pharmacies in Four Balkan Countries
description	Community pharmacists expanded their roles and engaged in vaccination services in many countries around the world, but not in Balkan countries. This research aimed to assess the perceptions of pharmacists on involvement in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine administration in four Balkan countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia). A cross-sectional survey was conducted using an online questionnaire that was distributed to community pharmacists across these countries between February and March 2021. A total of 636 community pharmacists were included in the analysis of the survey. The willingness to administer vaccines for COVID-19 (or other vaccines well established in the practice, like a flu vaccine) in community pharmacies is significantly different among the countries: the pharmacists from Albania were more willing to administer vaccines. The factors associated with the eagerness to vaccinate are almost the same among the countries: the lack of training in the faculty classes and the lack of a special place where to administer vaccines. Additional significant factors were found in Bulgaria (pharmacists from independent pharmacies wanted more than the pharmacists working in chain pharmacies to administer vaccines) and in Serbia (male pharmacists agreed more with administering vaccines than female pharmacists). Further national reforms are needed for adopting the expanding role of community pharmacists.
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author	Adina Turcu-Stiolica Maria Kamusheva Maria Bogdan Ivana Tadic Klejda Harasani Mihaela-Simona Subtirelu Andreea-Daniela Meca Sofia Šesto Marina Odalović Jasmina Arsić Svetlana Stojkov Svetlana Stojkov Emili Terzieva Guenka Petrova
author_facet	Adina Turcu-Stiolica Maria Kamusheva Maria Bogdan Ivana Tadic Klejda Harasani Mihaela-Simona Subtirelu Andreea-Daniela Meca Sofia Šesto Marina Odalović Jasmina Arsić Svetlana Stojkov Svetlana Stojkov Emili Terzieva Guenka Petrova
author_sort	Adina Turcu-Stiolica
title	Pharmacist's Perspectives on Administering a COVID-19 Vaccine in Community Pharmacies in Four Balkan Countries
title_short	Pharmacist's Perspectives on Administering a COVID-19 Vaccine in Community Pharmacies in Four Balkan Countries
title_full	Pharmacist's Perspectives on Administering a COVID-19 Vaccine in Community Pharmacies in Four Balkan Countries
title_fullStr	Pharmacist's Perspectives on Administering a COVID-19 Vaccine in Community Pharmacies in Four Balkan Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Pharmacist's Perspectives on Administering a COVID-19 Vaccine in Community Pharmacies in Four Balkan Countries
title_sort	pharmacist's perspectives on administering a covid-19 vaccine in community pharmacies in four balkan countries
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/8d5717aef50040bfb9167cd4ec2df2d0
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Pharmacist's Perspectives on Administering a COVID-19 Vaccine in Community Pharmacies in Four Balkan Countries

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