Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
Variable | Category | Frequency (Percent) |
|---|---|---|
Age | Less than 30 years | 32 (8.1) |
30–40 years | 125 (31.1) | |
Above 40 years | 236 (60.8) | |
Gender | Male | 230 (58.4) |
Female | 164 (41.6) | |
Work experience | Less than 5 years | 53 (13.5) |
5–10 years | 105 (26.7) | |
Above 10 years | 235 (59.8) | |
Highest educational qualification | B. Pharm | 225 (57.1) |
PharmD | 28 (7.1) | |
Masters | 99 (25.1) | |
Fellow, Postgraduate College of Pharmacists | 35 (8.9) | |
PhD | 7 (1.8) | |
Position | Pharmacist Director | 241 (61.3) |
Superintendent Pharmacist | 134 (34.1) | |
Full-time Pharmacist employee | 18 (4.6) | |
Type of Pharmacy | Chain (at least 5 branches) | 33 (8.5) |
Independent (less than 5 branches) | 354 (91.5) | |
Pharmacy location | Urban | 178 (45.4) |
Semi-Urban | 110 (28.1) | |
Capital City | 86 (21.9) | |
Rural | 18 (4.6) |