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Design, development, and evaluation of visual aids for communicating prescription drug instructions to nonliterate patients in rural Cameroon

Ngoh, Lucy N., Shepherd, Marvin D.·1997·Patient Education and Counseling
DOI 10.1016/s0738-3991(96)00976-7
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In this study, culturally sensitive visual aids designed to help convey drug information to nonliterate female adults who had a prescription for a solid oral dosage form of antibiotic medications were developed and evaluated. The researchers conceptualized the educational messages while a local artist produced the visual aids. Seventy-eight female ambulatory patients were evaluated for comprehension and compliance with antibiotic prescription instructions. The study was conducted in three health centers in Cameroon, West Africa and followed a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up format for three groups: two experimental, and one control. All participants were randomly assigned to either experimental or control groups, 26 patients to each group. Subjects in the experimental groups received visual aids alone or visual aids plus an Advanced Organizer. A comparison of the three groups showed that subjects in the experimental groups scored significantly higher than the control group in both the comprehension and compliance measures.

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Authors
Ngoh, L. N., & Shepherd, M. D.
Affiliations
  • Ferris State University (US)
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Corresponding author
Ngoh, Lucy N.
Venue
Patient Education and Counseling
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1997-03
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
257-270
ISSN
0738-3991 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0738-3991(96)00976-7
OpenAlex
W1988790779
Cited by
117
References
68
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FWCI
0.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Patient Education and Counseling (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacy and Medical Practices
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Medication Adherence and Compliance
Keywords
visual aids, culturally sensitive health education, medication adherence, medication comprehension, advance organizers, rural Cameroon, female patients, oral dosage forms
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Audiovisual Aids, Cameroon, Educational Measurement, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Patient Education as Topic, Pregnancy, Drug Prescriptions, Rural Health, Program Evaluation, Program Development

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