Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy · 8 authors, 4 centres
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A cross-sectional survey of 80 community pharmacists in Kaduna State, Nigeria, found significant knowledge gaps in therapeutic nutrition, with only 37% demonstrating good knowledge, and inconsistent malnutrition screening practices despite broad agreement that pharmacists should play a role in nutritional assessment.
This cross-sectional study surveyed community pharmacists (CPs) in Kaduna State, Nigeria, using an online self-administered semi-structured questionnaire with 26 questions, collected from January to April 2023. Of 89 respondents, 80 were eligible CPs from Kaduna State, yielding a 66.6% response rate. Convenience sampling was employed, and descriptive statistics were used for analysis. Results showed that only 37% of pharmacists had good knowledge and 18% had fair knowledge of therapeutic nutrition. Just over half (55%) screened patients for malnutrition, with limited use of body weight/BMI (21%) or laboratory values (11%). While all participants agreed pharmacists should play a role in nutritional assessment, approximately 15% believed nutritional advice should be solely the role of physicians or nutritionists.
