| Community Pharmacists’ Identifying and Counseling of Breastfeeding Women: A Study from Jordan |
Mea’ad Mansour Harahsheh1 
, Tareq Lewis Mukattash1
, Samah Fawzi Al-shatnawi1
, Rana Kamal Abu-Farha2
, Deirdre M. D’Arcy3
, Anan Sadeq Jarab1,4
, Sawsan Hammad Abuhammad5
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1Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
2Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
3School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
4College of Pharmacy, Al-Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
5Department of Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan |
Corresponding author:
Tareq Lewis Mukattash, Tel: +962-796907050,
Email: Tlmukattash@just.edu.jo
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Received: 10 July 2023 • Revised: 25 November 2023 • Accepted: 27 November 2023 |
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| Abstract |
Background
This study explored the approaches of Jordanian community pharmacists to identifying and counseling breastfeeding mothers regarding medication usage.
Methods
This cross-sectional study used self-administered questionnaires. A convenience sample (n=381) of Jordanian community pharmacists was recruited through social media. The responses were statistically analyzed using IBM SPSS ver. 25.0 (IBM Corp., USA).
Results
The majority of recruited pharmacists were female (n=329, 86.4%). Asking every woman was Jordanian pharmacists’ preferred approach to identifying breastfeeding women (n=211, 55.4%). The study showed that around one-third of the pharmacists (n=128, 33.6%) reported that they currently experienced queries regarding medication use during breastfeeding on a daily basis. Additionally, the majority (n=325, 85.3%) of pharmacists reported feeling confident, and 67.2% of them (n=256) reported feeling comfortable while giving advice to breastfeeding women. The surveyed pharmacists relied on different resources during their course of practice to answer queries related to medicine usage by breastfeeding mothers.
Conclusion
Community pharmacists have continuous interactions with breastfeeding women. Pharmacists require reliable and updated data access to answer queries related to medication use while breastfeeding. |
| Key Words:
Breast Feeding; Women; Counseling; Community Pharmacy; Jordan |
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