Community pharmacists’ interest in and attitude to pharmacy practice research in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Pharmacy practice-research became an important component in the pharmacy practice. However, limited studies were conducted in sub-Saharan Africa to understand the pharmacists’ interest and attitude towards pharmacy practice-research. We aimed to assess the community pharmacists’ interest and attitude towards pharmacy practice-research in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among community pharmacists in eight major cities in Ethiopia. A validated 25-item self-administered questionnaire covering interest and attitude related to pharmacy practice-research was distributed. Responses were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. A total of 389 community pharmacists responded to the survey (response rate- 88.4%). Most of community pharmacists showed a high level of interest and positive attitude in being involved in all aspects of pharmacy practice-research. The median summary score for interest and attitude were 38 (IQR 20–40) (range possible 10–50) and 30 (IQR 18–39), respectively. Sixty-seven percent of the respondents thought about being involved in research, felt research is important for their career (57.6%), confident to conduct the research (56.2%), and agreed that research is a part of pharmacy practice (48.5%). However, only forty-six percent agreed that they underwent research training. A multivariate analysis showed that females were more interested in pharmacy practice research than males [AOR: 1.50, 95% CI: 0.99–2.27; p

药学实践研究（pharmacy practice-research）已成为药学实践领域的重要组成部分。然而，撒哈拉以南非洲地区针对药师对药学实践研究的兴趣与态度开展的相关研究较为有限。本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚社区药师对药学实践研究的兴趣与态度。
研究针对埃塞俄比亚8座主要城市的社区药师开展了横断面调查（cross-sectional survey），发放了经过信效度验证的25条目自填式调查问卷（self-administered questionnaire），内容涵盖与药学实践研究相关的兴趣与态度维度。采用描述性统计与推断性统计方法对问卷结果进行分析。
本次调查共回收389份社区药师有效问卷，有效回收率为88.4%。多数社区药师对参与药学实践研究的各环节表现出较高兴趣与积极态度。兴趣维度与态度维度的汇总得分中位数分别为38（四分位距（interquartile range, IQR）20–40，理论得分范围10–50）与30（四分位距18–39）。67.0%的受访者表示曾考虑参与研究，57.6%的受访者认为研究对其职业发展至关重要，56.2%的受访者对开展研究具备信心，48.5%的受访者认同研究是药学实践的组成部分。然而，仅有46.0%的受访者表示曾接受过研究相关培训。
多因素分析结果显示，女性药师对药学实践研究的兴趣高于男性[校正比值比（adjusted odds ratio, AOR）：1.50，95%置信区间（confidence interval, CI）：0.99–2.27；p