RESEARCH-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMER DRUG INFORMATION PAMPHLET AT TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NEPAL

Authors

  • Mohan P Joshi T. U. Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu.
  • K W Johnson Management Sciences for Health, Arlington, VA, USA
  • N L Blum United States Pharmacopeia, Rockville, MD, USA
  • B Regmi T. U. Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu.
  • B Khakurel HMG/WHO Collaborative Essential Drugs Program, WHO, UN Building, Lalitpur, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.690

Abstract

Considering the generally low priority given to educating consumers in Nepal and
also as a part of its commitment towards consumer awareness, the Drug Information
Unit of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) developed and distributed a
consumer education pamphlet on basic do's and don'ts about medicines. The
methodology of the development of this pamphlet included: (1) a questionnaire interview
of visitors (n=604) of patients admitted to TUTH to find out the existing level of
knowledge on basic facts about medicines, (2) development of a draft pamphlet, mainly
based on the findings of this baseline survey, (3) pretesting of the draft pamphlet on
patients’ visitors (n=614) at TUTH and subject experts (n=13) to get their comments
and suggestions on the text, language, drawings and presentation, and (4) revision of
the pamphlet based on the pretest and its final printing. The present work thus
represents a research-based approach to the development of public education material.
Key Words: Rational drug use; public education; consumer awareness;
drug information pamphlet; Nepal.

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Published

2003-01-01

How to Cite

Joshi, M. P., Johnson, K. W., Blum, N. L., Regmi, B., & Khakurel, B. (2003). RESEARCH-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMER DRUG INFORMATION PAMPHLET AT TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NEPAL. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 41(144), 468–480. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.690

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 144 (2002)

Section

Original Article

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