Table 3 Responses of the pharmacists on the belief statements with regard to providing advice to patients on breast cancer
Disagree | Neutral | Agree | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | Statement | n | % | n | % | n | % |
1 | I should be involved in breast cancer health promotion activities in the pharmacy | 18 | 9.0 | 35 | 17.5 | 147 | 73.5 |
2 | Integrating breast cancer health promotion into my daily practice as a community pharmacist is important | 19 | 9.5 | 41 | 20.5 | 140 | 70.0 |
3 | I feel confident and prepared to provide breast cancer health promotion | 13 | 6.5 | 40 | 20.0 | 147 | 73.5 |
4 | Discussing breast cancer awareness with my female patients in the pharmacy is beneficial and can save their lives | 8 | 4.0 | 30 | 15.0 | 162 | 81.0 |
5 | Providing breast cancer counseling to my female patients in the pharmacy is my responsibility as a pharmacist | 39 | 19.5 | 41 | 20.5 | 119 | 59.5 |
6 | Distributing breast cancer educational materials is important in the pharmacy | 14 | 7.0 | 40 | 20.0 | 146 | 73.0 |
7 | It is important to discuss breast cancer with my female patients to encourage breast cancer early screening and detection | 7 | 3.5 | 42 | 21.0 | 151 | 75.5 |
8 | There is enough evidence to suggest that the pharmacist can influence patients to adopt breast cancer screening practices | 27 | 13.5 | 56 | 28.0 | 117 | 58.5 |
9 | Inviting healthcare professionals to provide breast cancer education to the female patients in the pharmacy is important | 29 | 14.5 | 56 | 28.0 | 115 | 57.5 |
10 | Providing breast cancer counseling to my patients can improve my professional state and increase my professional satisfaction | 9 | 4.5 | 39 | 19.5 | 152 | 76.0 |
11 | Providing breast cancer counseling is an effective use of my time | 11 | 5.5 | 60 | 30.0 | 129 | 64.5 |
12 | If I have access to patient education materials related to breast cancer, I am more likely to provide breast cancer health promotion to my female patients | 12 | 6.0 | 45 | 22.5 | 143 | 71.5 |
13 | Patients would like me as a pharmacist to counsel them on breast cancer screening and early detection | 29 | 14.5 | 58 | 29.0 | 113 | 56.5 |
14 | Patients appreciate my effort as a pharmacist to counsel them on breast cancer | 21 | 10.5 | 59 | 29.5 | 120 | 60.0 |