Volunteer activity of pharmacists and its role in the conditions of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine

• Published in: Journal of health policy & outcomes research 2024-06, p.78
• Main Authors: Hromovyk, Bohdan, Shunkina, Sofiia, Kremin, Yuliia, Pankevych, Ostap
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2299-1247; 2299-1247
• DOI: 10.7365/JHPOR.2024.1.9

Objective. The aim of our study was to research the engagement and personal contribution to volunteering of pharmaceutical professionals and students in conditions of Russian-Ukrainian war. Methods. An anonymous online questionnaire-based survey was conducted among Ukrainian pharmaceutical professionals and students (n = 517; approximate response rate - 40%). The analyzed period was February-April 2023. Statistical analysis was performed using a spreadsheet Microsoft Excel. Results. The results of the questionnaire survey have shown that almost two thirds of respondents (63.45%) were engaged in volunteer activities. The most relevant sources of information about volunteering were pages, channels and groups of volunteer organizations in social networks (22.21% of responses), information from friends, colleagues, relatives, etc., related to volunteering (21.86%), various announcements in social networks (20.83%). Leaders among social networks were Telegram (28.32%), Instagram (28.05%) and Facebook (23.58%). The main motives for volunteering were the desire to help the army (43.57%) and internally displaced persons (25.73%), and the main forms of participation in volunteer activities were the collection of funds, clothes, household items, food and medicines (24.31%), transfer of funds for the needs of the army (17.36%) and for volunteer activities (17.26%). Conclusion. The role of volunteering in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war among pharmacists and pharmaceutical students was studied and understood. Keywords: pharmacists, pharmacy students, volunteering, war, questionnaire survey.