Assessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.

<h4>Background</h4>Foods and the nutrients they contain can interact with drugs and thereby interfere with their therapeutic safety and efficacy. Adequate knowledge of healthcare professionals (HCPs) about drug-food interactions can help in preventing potential drug-food interactions amo...

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Autores principales:	Emmanuella Chinonso Osuala, Boikhutso Tlou, Elizabeth Bolanle Ojewole
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:942bb9fa1eef4e76bef66ebeafb5c96c2021-12-02T20:04:26ZAssessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0259402https://doaj.org/article/942bb9fa1eef4e76bef66ebeafb5c96c2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259402https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Foods and the nutrients they contain can interact with drugs and thereby interfere with their therapeutic safety and efficacy. Adequate knowledge of healthcare professionals (HCPs) about drug-food interactions can help in preventing potential drug-food interactions among patients. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of HCPs about common drug-food interactions.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was carried out among 459 HCPs from three public hospitals in eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal between November 2018, and January 2019. Informed consent was obtained from the HCPs, and a structured questionnaire was thereafter administered. Data were analysed using SPSS® version 25. Factors associated with knowledge of the HCPs were determined using logistic regression analysis.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 459 participants, 22.2% (n = 102) were doctors, 11.3% (n = 52) pharmacists, 63.8% (n = 293) nurses and 2.6% (n = 12) dietitians. Most of the HCPs were females 79.7% (n = 366), the mean age of the HCPs was 38.61±0.48. The knowledge score of the HCPs was 22.66±0.25 out of an overall score of 46. The HCPs poorly identified food types that interact with drugs and correct administration time of drugs relative to meals. Being a pharmacist (OR: 14.212, CI: 4.941-40.879, p<0.001), doctor (OR: 5.223, CI: 2.146-12.711, p<0.001), or a dietitian (OR: 5.476, CI: 1.103-27.191, p = 0.038) was associated with higher knowledge of drug-food interactions.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The HCPs in this survey had low drug-food interaction knowledge. These findings suggest the need for additional training and educational courses for the HCPs on drug-food interactions.Emmanuella Chinonso OsualaBoikhutso TlouElizabeth Bolanle OjewolePublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11, p e0259402 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Emmanuella Chinonso Osuala Boikhutso Tlou Elizabeth Bolanle Ojewole Assessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
description	<h4>Background</h4>Foods and the nutrients they contain can interact with drugs and thereby interfere with their therapeutic safety and efficacy. Adequate knowledge of healthcare professionals (HCPs) about drug-food interactions can help in preventing potential drug-food interactions among patients. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of HCPs about common drug-food interactions.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was carried out among 459 HCPs from three public hospitals in eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal between November 2018, and January 2019. Informed consent was obtained from the HCPs, and a structured questionnaire was thereafter administered. Data were analysed using SPSS® version 25. Factors associated with knowledge of the HCPs were determined using logistic regression analysis.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 459 participants, 22.2% (n = 102) were doctors, 11.3% (n = 52) pharmacists, 63.8% (n = 293) nurses and 2.6% (n = 12) dietitians. Most of the HCPs were females 79.7% (n = 366), the mean age of the HCPs was 38.61±0.48. The knowledge score of the HCPs was 22.66±0.25 out of an overall score of 46. The HCPs poorly identified food types that interact with drugs and correct administration time of drugs relative to meals. Being a pharmacist (OR: 14.212, CI: 4.941-40.879, p<0.001), doctor (OR: 5.223, CI: 2.146-12.711, p<0.001), or a dietitian (OR: 5.476, CI: 1.103-27.191, p = 0.038) was associated with higher knowledge of drug-food interactions.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The HCPs in this survey had low drug-food interaction knowledge. These findings suggest the need for additional training and educational courses for the HCPs on drug-food interactions.
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author	Emmanuella Chinonso Osuala Boikhutso Tlou Elizabeth Bolanle Ojewole
author_facet	Emmanuella Chinonso Osuala Boikhutso Tlou Elizabeth Bolanle Ojewole
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title	Assessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
title_short	Assessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
title_full	Assessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
title_fullStr	Assessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
title_full_unstemmed	Assessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
title_sort	assessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in ethekwini, kwazulu-natal.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
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Assessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.

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