The practice and attitudes of private doctors with respect to unethical benefits from pharmaceutical companies for prescribing medicines (focusing on antibiotics) Other
Conditions
Interventions
The study brings together different disciplinary perspectives to conduct a randomised controlled study to compare knowledge, attitudes and practice of doctors who receive the intervention package with
Sponsors
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Doctors with a formal training in medicine (MBBS), who are registered with Pakistan Medical Council (PMC) and work as primary care general practitioners (GPs) in Karachi
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Doctors who only work in tertiary care facilities will be excluded, are consultants, run welfare clinics, or are non-allopathic professionals.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of doctors who accept unethical benefits (according to the regulator’s guidelines) for prescribing the SPSR’s antibiotic measured using a questionnaire completed by the SPSR immediately following their interaction with the doctor at 12 weeks post-seminar | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge and attitude shifts will be assessed by comparing mean scores in survey responses at baseline and endline (24 weeks) | — |
Countries
England, Pakistan, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed