DRUG INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF WOMEN WITH GYNAECOLOGICAL DISORDERS
DRUG INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF WOMEN WITH GYNAECOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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Date
2009
Authors
QUADIR, R. O.
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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FORUM
Abstract
The study reports the findings of a survey conducted between October 2008 and
September 2009 to look closely at the informational needs of some female
outpatients concerning drugs prescribed for them and sources of information
concerning those drugs. It involved in-depth interviews, which consist a sample of
35 patients attending regular outpatients 'gynaecological clinics on appointment in
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. This was carried out mainly to
find out how current information corresponds with patients ' needs and to
recommend possible areas of improvement. Likely information sources included
television and radio programmes, newspapers and magazines, journals, patients,
family members, pharmacist, book and libraries.
It concludes that majority of patients are not aware of the necessity of thorough
information about their drays, thus availability of more information might
encourage them to realize the importance of having more knowledge about
prescribed drugs and their effects on patients..
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DRUG,, INFORMATION,, SEEKING, BEHAVIOR, WOMEN,, GYNAECOLOGICAL DISORDERS,