Applying the Social Cognitive Theory: Relationship between Knowledge, Organizational-Environmental, and Self-Efficacy to Community Pharmacists Compliance with COVID-19 Health Protocols
https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.19.6.36
- Author:
Fathul Muin
1
;
Anna Wahyuni Widayanti
1
;
Yayi Suryo Prabandari
2
Author Information
1. Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 55281, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2. Department of Health Behaviour, Environment Health and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 55281, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Compliance, COVID-19, Health protocols, Self-efficacy, Pharmacists
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2023;19(No.6):270-276
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Introduction: The purpose of this research was to analyze the relationships between pharmacists knowledge, work environment, and self-efficacy to their compliance level with the COVID-19 health protocols. Methods: This cross-sectional study was designed with descriptive correlational data collection using a questionnaire. Simple random sampling was used to choose the participants who are pharmacists from the Special Region of Yogyakarta’s Province.
The demographic characteristics of the respondent were presented descriptively. The demographic characteristics of
the respondent were presented descriptively. A statistical test was used to assess the correlation between compliance
level vs each of the three factors from the Social Cognitive Theory. Results: A total of 262 pharmacists were selected with data collection using a questionnaire. Most of them were in a medium level of compliance (65.6%), while
only 19.1% in a high level, and the 15,3% in a low level. Correlation values of 0.463 and 0.409 between variables
measuring the organization’s environment and self-effciacy were found to be statistically significant at the p value
<0.05. Meanwhile, there was no statistically significant relationship between knowledge and compliance (p>0.05)
with correlation value was 0.054. There is good compliance to the COVID-19 health protocols among community
pharmacists in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Conclusion: These findings indicate that improving factors from
pharmacy organization-environmental and self-efficacy of pharmacists may improve community pharmacists level
of compliance to COVID-19 health protocols in pandemic era.
- Full text:11.2023my1690.pdf
