Service learning in pharmacy: Implementation of tuberculosisscreening by second-year pharmacy studentsin primary health care facilitiesin Cape Town, South Africa
Date
2021Author
Adeola, Adeleye T.
Coetzee, Renier
van Huyssteen, Mea
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The School of Pharmacy of the University of the Western Cape
implemented a service learning programme where second year students participated in
tuberculosis (TB) screening.To determine the views of students and nurses
about student-led TB screening at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities. The
study was descriptive and quantitative. The target populations were pharmacy students
and nurses, who completed self-administered semi-structured questionnaires. Study participants included 99 students from 19 facilities and 38 nurses who represented
15 facilities. Students had screened 1323 patients and referred 210 for further testing.
Students and nurses felt students were adequately trained to conduct TB screening and
seemed to screen patients with ease. Students and nurses believed that students gained
more TB knowledge and clinical experience. Students also believed the TB screenings
were beneficial to the patients and nurses.