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Table 4 The level of involvement of community pharmacy professionals in health promotion services

From: Assessment of community pharmacy professionals’ willingness, involvement, beliefs, and barriers to offer health promotion services: a cross-sectional study

Involvement in health promotion

Responses n (%)

Very Involved

Involved

Moderate Involved

Slightly Involved

Not Involved

Behavioral and Life style modification

 Drug misuse counseling

13 (56.5)

9 (39.1)

1 (4.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Family planning counseling

14 (60.9)

8 (34.7)

1 (4.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Oral health counseling

10 (43.5)

8 (34.8)

3 (13.0)

2 (8.7)

0 (0.0)

 Counseling on smoking cessation

9 (39.1)

10 (43.5)

2 (8.7)

2 (8.7)

0 (0.0)

 Nutritional and Physical-activity promotion

7 (30.4)

13 (56.5)

2 (8.7)

1 (4.4)

0 (0.0)

 Counseling on Healthy eating

7 (30.4)

13 (56.5)

2 (8.7)

1 (4.4)

0 (0.0)

 Weight management

3 (13.0)

14 (60.8)

4 (17.4)

1 (4.4)

1 (4.4)

 Alcohol consumption

14 (60.9)

7 (30.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.4)

1 (4.4)

 explaining physiological harms of chat chewing

6 (26.0)

8 (34.8)

8 (34.8)

1 (4.4)

0 (0.0)

 Immunization counseling

5 (21.7)

10 (43.5)

7 (30.4)

1 (4.4)

0 (0.0)

 Traditional medicine counseling

2 (8.7)

9 (39.1)

4 (17.4)

4 (17.4)

4 (17.4)

Screening

 Hypertension

8 (34.8)

1 (4.4)

6 (26.0)

6 (26.0)

2 (8.7)

 Diabetes

7 (30.4)

1 (4.4)

2 (8.7)

11 (47.8)

2 (8.7)

 Cholesterol

1 (4.4)

3 (13.0)

1 (4.4)

12 (52.1)

6 (26.1)

 Asthma

5 (21.7)

2 (8.7)

2 (4.4)

12 (52.2)

3 (13.0)