Development of Intervention for Reducing Illegal Distribution of Drugs from the Groceries in Mahachanachai District, Yasothon
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Objective: To develop intervention to reduce the problem of illegal drug distribution from grocery stores in Mahachanachai District, Yasothon. Methods: This study was divided into 3 phases. Phase 1 involved the selection of study area, development of research tools, and selection of the research team. Phase 2was the development of intervention to reduce the problem of illegal drug distribution in grocery stores. It consisted of planning the inspection of drug distribution behaviors among 12 grocery stores in Ban Hua Muang sub-district and brainstorming among network partners including 12 grocery store owners, 6 representatives of the village health volunteers, 2 staff members of sub-district health promoting hospital and 4 community leaders to set up activities to reduce the problem of illegal drug distribution, including education on medications and related laws, the media on drug literacy, assessment and feedback as a mentor and empowering the grocery stores. The researchers assessed the knowledge on drugs and drug distribution behavior of the grocery store owners before and after the intervention. The third phase of the study implemented the intervention in 147 groceries stores in Mahachanachai District. Results: In the third phase of the study, knowledge of the grocery store owners increased from pre-intervention (6.70 ± 2.16 from a full score of 15) to 11.34 ± 1.97 post-intervention. Groceries with illegal distribution of drugs decreased from 118 stores (80.27 percent of all grocery stores) to 43 stores (29.25 percent) with 51.02 percent reduction. The study formulated the intervention to reduce the problem of illegal distribution of drugs in grocery stores called “TICE Model”, consisting of T: Training I: Information C: Coaching and E: Empowerment. Conclusion: “TICE Model” developed in the study is an effective intervention for reducing the problem of illegal distribution of drugs in grocery stores with the participation of related networks.
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ผลการวิจัยและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความถือเป็นความคิดเห็นและอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์ มิใช่ความเห็นหรือความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ หรือคณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากการพิมพ์ บทความที่ได้รับการเผยแพร่โดยวารสารเภสัชกรรมไทยถือเป็นสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ
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