Perceptions of veterinary pharmaceutical role players on client information leaflets for companion animal medicines in South Africa
- Authors: Moodley, Leshania
- Date: 2023-04
- Subjects: Veterinary drugs , Veterinary medicine , Veterinary pharmacology
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/69659 , vital:78006
- Description: The companion animal veterinary pharmaceutical industry has evolved over the years. This refers to not only an increasing number of veterinary medicines on the market, but also an increasing demand from clients or pet owners for seeking access to healthcare information. This study looks at the adequacy of existing package inserts as a source of veterinary medicine information for clients. The study employed a qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with industry key role players such as Industry veterinarians, Regulatory affairs pharmacists and agency regulators. This population contribute meaningfully to either the creation or approval for the content that is included in veterinary medicine package inserts and respective guidelines and regulations. Their perceptions were analysed through thematic analysis using an inductive approach. The package insert was considered a valuable and trustworthy document for medicine information. One of the reasons for this observation was that it followed stringent control and approvals processes governed by respective regulatory agencies, South African Health Product Regulatory Agency (SAHPRA) and Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), in South Africa. The main finding of this study was that the package insert was not suited for client and pet owner needs. This was chiefly consequential to readability and comprehension limitations of the package insert to the client. The study yielded a model client information e-leaflet template for companion animal veterinary medicines presented in a simple question-and-answer language style that addressed barriers identified in the use of the package insert by pet owners. This also included specific content and design preferences that participants considered the most significant for a client or pet owner. It is proposed that the model client information leaflet be made available on both a printed and digital platform to consider the needs of all clients and pet owners. This study revealed that veterinary medicine package inserts that are currently only available as a hardcopy printed document may be obsolete in this form and should be made accessible to healthcare professionals via a digital platform. The study concluded that further research is required and will be worthwhile in the field of leaflet digitalisation for the full implementation of the model client information e-leaflet and package insert. , Thesis (MPharm) -- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Care & Medicinal Sciences, 2023
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- Date Issued: 2023-04
- Authors: Moodley, Leshania
- Date: 2023-04
- Subjects: Veterinary drugs , Veterinary medicine , Veterinary pharmacology
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/69659 , vital:78006
- Description: The companion animal veterinary pharmaceutical industry has evolved over the years. This refers to not only an increasing number of veterinary medicines on the market, but also an increasing demand from clients or pet owners for seeking access to healthcare information. This study looks at the adequacy of existing package inserts as a source of veterinary medicine information for clients. The study employed a qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with industry key role players such as Industry veterinarians, Regulatory affairs pharmacists and agency regulators. This population contribute meaningfully to either the creation or approval for the content that is included in veterinary medicine package inserts and respective guidelines and regulations. Their perceptions were analysed through thematic analysis using an inductive approach. The package insert was considered a valuable and trustworthy document for medicine information. One of the reasons for this observation was that it followed stringent control and approvals processes governed by respective regulatory agencies, South African Health Product Regulatory Agency (SAHPRA) and Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), in South Africa. The main finding of this study was that the package insert was not suited for client and pet owner needs. This was chiefly consequential to readability and comprehension limitations of the package insert to the client. The study yielded a model client information e-leaflet template for companion animal veterinary medicines presented in a simple question-and-answer language style that addressed barriers identified in the use of the package insert by pet owners. This also included specific content and design preferences that participants considered the most significant for a client or pet owner. It is proposed that the model client information leaflet be made available on both a printed and digital platform to consider the needs of all clients and pet owners. This study revealed that veterinary medicine package inserts that are currently only available as a hardcopy printed document may be obsolete in this form and should be made accessible to healthcare professionals via a digital platform. The study concluded that further research is required and will be worthwhile in the field of leaflet digitalisation for the full implementation of the model client information e-leaflet and package insert. , Thesis (MPharm) -- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Care & Medicinal Sciences, 2023
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- Date Issued: 2023-04
Prevalence and geo-mapping of livestock disease in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
- Phingilili, Wanga-Ungeviwa (https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-7227-6813)
- Authors: Phingilili, Wanga-Ungeviwa (https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-7227-6813)
- Date: 2021-09
- Subjects: Parasitology , Veterinary medicine , Veterinary tropical medicine
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/20959 , vital:46865
- Description: Livestock disease poses a threat to the livestock production industry due to ban on the exportation of live animals and animal by-products. Information on disease surveillance and mapping of disease prevalence and distribution in the Eastern Cape is very scarce. Therefore, two objectives were set to determine the prevalence and distribution of livestock disease in the Eastern Cape Province (ECP) through retrospective investigation. A retrospective data of animal diseases in the ECP from 2013-2018 was obtained from the veterinary unit of the Department of Rural and Agrarian Reform (DrDAR) database, decoded, analysed, and interpreted. The first objective was to determine the prevalence and seasonal distribution of viral and bacterial diseases in ECP from 2013-2018. The second objective was to conduct a spatio-temporal analysis of parasitic diseases of livestock in ECP from 2013-2018. Significant associations (P< 0.05) were found between local municipality, season, year, and livestock species. The highest prevalence of viral disease was found in the Lukhanji (29.4 percent) and Mbhashe (17.5 percent), while bacterial diseases were found in Nelson Mandela Bay (27.7 percent) and Raymond Mhlaba (34.9 percent) municipalities. Viral infections were more common in autumn (53.8 percent), while bacterial infections were more in spring (58. 5 percent). The highest proportions of bacterial and viral diseases were in caprine (97.2 percent) and bovine (41.4 percent) species. Odds of disease occurrence were highest in Intsika yethu local municipality (OR= 3.279; 95 percent CI= 0.043-263.6; P<0.05) in autumn (OR = 2.131; 95 percent CI= 0.815-5.569; P<0.05) and in bovine (OR= 58.825; 95 percent CI= 16.283-205.591; P<0.05). Internal parasites (75 percent) were the highest reported in the year 2015), whereas external parasites (38.1 percent), and fly parasites (30.4 percent) were mostly reported in the year 2016. The highest prevalence of fly parasites and internal parasites was found in autumn (87 percent) and spring (75 percent), respectively. The Local municipality with the highest prevalence was Amahlathi (fly parasites, 91.3 percent), Dr Beyers Naude (external 3 parasite, 43.6 percent), Intsika yethu (internal parasite, 75 percent), Makana (protozoa, 5.8 percent), Mbhashe (haemoparasite, 40 percent percent), Raymond Mhlaba municipality (haemoparasite, 12.5 percent), and Lukhanji (fly parasite, 8.7 percent). Parasitic diseases with the highest prevalence in the province between 2013 to 2018 were babesiosis, anaplasmosis, cowdriosis, Bovine malignant catarrhal fever, and sheep scab. Livestock diseases are prevalent and unevenly distributed in the Eastern Cape Province. The diseases were mostly diagnosed in autumn and spring. , Thesis (MSc) (Animal Production Science) -- University of Fort Hare, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2021-09
- Authors: Phingilili, Wanga-Ungeviwa (https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-7227-6813)
- Date: 2021-09
- Subjects: Parasitology , Veterinary medicine , Veterinary tropical medicine
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/20959 , vital:46865
- Description: Livestock disease poses a threat to the livestock production industry due to ban on the exportation of live animals and animal by-products. Information on disease surveillance and mapping of disease prevalence and distribution in the Eastern Cape is very scarce. Therefore, two objectives were set to determine the prevalence and distribution of livestock disease in the Eastern Cape Province (ECP) through retrospective investigation. A retrospective data of animal diseases in the ECP from 2013-2018 was obtained from the veterinary unit of the Department of Rural and Agrarian Reform (DrDAR) database, decoded, analysed, and interpreted. The first objective was to determine the prevalence and seasonal distribution of viral and bacterial diseases in ECP from 2013-2018. The second objective was to conduct a spatio-temporal analysis of parasitic diseases of livestock in ECP from 2013-2018. Significant associations (P< 0.05) were found between local municipality, season, year, and livestock species. The highest prevalence of viral disease was found in the Lukhanji (29.4 percent) and Mbhashe (17.5 percent), while bacterial diseases were found in Nelson Mandela Bay (27.7 percent) and Raymond Mhlaba (34.9 percent) municipalities. Viral infections were more common in autumn (53.8 percent), while bacterial infections were more in spring (58. 5 percent). The highest proportions of bacterial and viral diseases were in caprine (97.2 percent) and bovine (41.4 percent) species. Odds of disease occurrence were highest in Intsika yethu local municipality (OR= 3.279; 95 percent CI= 0.043-263.6; P<0.05) in autumn (OR = 2.131; 95 percent CI= 0.815-5.569; P<0.05) and in bovine (OR= 58.825; 95 percent CI= 16.283-205.591; P<0.05). Internal parasites (75 percent) were the highest reported in the year 2015), whereas external parasites (38.1 percent), and fly parasites (30.4 percent) were mostly reported in the year 2016. The highest prevalence of fly parasites and internal parasites was found in autumn (87 percent) and spring (75 percent), respectively. The Local municipality with the highest prevalence was Amahlathi (fly parasites, 91.3 percent), Dr Beyers Naude (external 3 parasite, 43.6 percent), Intsika yethu (internal parasite, 75 percent), Makana (protozoa, 5.8 percent), Mbhashe (haemoparasite, 40 percent percent), Raymond Mhlaba municipality (haemoparasite, 12.5 percent), and Lukhanji (fly parasite, 8.7 percent). Parasitic diseases with the highest prevalence in the province between 2013 to 2018 were babesiosis, anaplasmosis, cowdriosis, Bovine malignant catarrhal fever, and sheep scab. Livestock diseases are prevalent and unevenly distributed in the Eastern Cape Province. The diseases were mostly diagnosed in autumn and spring. , Thesis (MSc) (Animal Production Science) -- University of Fort Hare, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2021-09
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