Research Article

Practice and Barriers towards Provision of Health Promotion Services among Community Pharmacists in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Involvement of community pharmacists in health promotion activities ().

Involvement in health promotion Response (%)
Very uninvolvedUninvolvedInvolvedVery involved

Drug misuse counseling1 (2.1)3 (6.3)30 (62.5)14 (29.1)
Asthma counseling1 (2.1)5 (10.4)29 (60.4)13 (27.1)
Diabetes counseling09 (18.8)28 (58.3)11 (22.9)
Family planning counseling011 (22.9)21 (43.8)16 (33.3)
Cardiovascular counseling012 (25.0)24 (50.0)12 (25.0)
Nutritional and physical activity counseling2 (4.2)13 (27.1)27 (56.3)6 (12.4)
Oral health counseling2 (4.2)15 (31.3)30 (62.4)1 (2.1)
Weight management counseling1 (2.1)19 (39.6)24 (50.0)4 (8.3)
Smoking cessation counseling2 (4.2)20 (41.7)21 (43.7)5 (10.4)
Immunization counseling2 (4.2)22 (45.8)20 (41.7)4 (8.3)
Traditional medicine counseling4 (8.3)24 (50.0)18 (37.5)2 (4.2)
Cancer counseling3 (6.3)27 (56.2)14 (29.2)4 (8.3)

4-point Likert scale (1 = very uninvolved; 4 = very involved).