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Needs assessment study for community pharmacy travel medicine services
Caroline A Hind1, Christine M Bond, Amanda J Lee
1Pharmacy Medicines Unit, Westholme, Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen, UK. caroline.hind2@nhs.net
Journal of Travel Medicine
|November 14, 2008
Summary
UK travelers need travel health advice and immunizations. Many prefer community pharmacies for convenient, one-stop travel medicine services, including vaccines and malaria prevention.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Practice
- Travel Medicine
- Public Health
Background:
- Community pharmacies in the UK currently offer limited travel medicine services.
- An enhanced service could provide travelers with general advice, immunizations, and malaria prophylaxis.
- Assessing the need for travel vaccine services in community pharmacies is crucial for service development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the need for enhanced travel medicine services offered by community pharmacies in the UK.
- To understand traveler preferences regarding advice, immunizations, and prophylaxis.
- To gauge willingness to use and pay for pharmacy-based travel health services.
Main Methods:
- A questionnaire survey was conducted with potential travelers.
- Participants were recruited from community pharmacies and a regional travel clinic.
- Data from 151 completed questionnaires were analyzed.
Main Results:
- Most respondents (76.4%) sought advice on vaccines, 53.9% on malaria prophylaxis, and 54.9% on bite prevention.
- A majority (58.9%) would use community pharmacies for travel immunizations and 43% would pay for these services.
- Nearly three-quarters (74.8%) found community pharmacies a convenient location for travel services, with 70.2% viewing them as a one-stop shop.
Conclusions:
- Travelers utilize community pharmacies, often for holiday purposes.
- Findings suggest a strong potential for community pharmacies to provide travel advice and immunizations.
- Community pharmacies are perceived as convenient and comprehensive providers of travel medicine services.
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