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Table 5 Factors associated with trust in pharmacists and the selection of pharmacies (n = 1126)

From: Sociodemographic factors determining the choice of pharmacy and the level of trust in pharmacists – a 2024 cross-sectional pilot survey in Poland

 

Do you trust pharmacist? (definitely yes or rather yes)

Distance of the pharmacy from the place of residence as a reason for choosing the pharmacy

Lowest drug price as a reason for choosing the pharmacy

 

Bivariable

Logistic

Regression

Multivariable

Logistic

Regression

Bivariable

Logistic

Regression

Multivariable

Logistic

Regression

Bivariable

Logistic

Regression

Multivariable

Logistic

Regression

Variable

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

Gender

 Female

0.95 (0.71–1.28)

 

1.06 (0.83–1.35)

 

1.13 (0.89–1.43)

 

 Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Age [years]

 18–29

Reference

Reference

Reference

 

0.69 (0.47–1.03)

0.91 (0.60–1.39)

 30–39

1.08 (0.69–1.71)

1.05 (0.65–1.71)

0.97 (0.63–1.48)

 

0.70 (0.49–0.99)*

0.78 (0.55–1.13)

 40–49

1.04 (0.65–1.67)

1.01 (0.61–1.67)

0.67 (0.43–1.02)

 

0.97 (0.68–1.39)

1.09 (0.76–1.57)

 50–59

2.50 (1.47–4.23)***

2.53 (1.44–4.46)**

1.01 (0.66–1.55)

 

1.30 (0.92–1.83)

1.40 (0.98–2.00)

 60+

2.48 (1.54–3.97)***

2.49 (1.48–4.17)***

0.79 (0.54–1.18)

 

Reference

Reference

Higher education

 Yes

1.31 (0.97–1.76)

 

1.04 (0.82–1.33)

 

1.05 (0.83–1.33)

 

 No

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Married

 Yes

1.40 (1.04–1.87)*

1.01 (0.72–1.40)

0.71 (0.55–0.90)**

0.71 (0.56–0.91)**

1.36 (1.07–1.73)*

1.29 (0.99–1.67)

 No

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Living with children under 18 years

 Yes

0.78 (0.57–1.06)

 

1.16 (0.89–1.51)

 

0.83 (0.64–1.08)

 

 No

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Place of residence

 Rural

Reference

Reference

0.70 (0.47–1.04)

0.74 (0.50–1.10)

0.81 (0.56–1.19)

0.79 (0.54–1.16)

 City below 20,000 residents

1.09 (0.69–1.73)

1.11 (0.69–1.78)

0.50 (0.31–0.80)**

0.52 (0.32–0.83)**

1.08 (0.68–1.71)

1.11 (0.69–1.77)

 City from 20,000 to < 100,000 residents

1.26 (0.83–1.90)

1.15 (0.75–1.77)

0.52 (0.34–0.80)**

0.54 (0.35–0.83)**

1.53 (1.01–2.32)*

1.53 (1.01–2.34)

 City from 100,000 to < 500,000 residents

1.11 (0.73–1.70)

1.06 (0.68–1.65)

0.83 (0.52–1.31)

0.87 (0.55–1.38)

1.18 (0.77–1.82)

1.20 (0.77–1.87)

 City ≥ 500,000 residents

1.66 (1.01–2.74)*

1.60 (0.96–2.69)

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Occupational status

 Active

0.83 (0.61–1.12)

 

1.10 (0.86–1.40)

 

1.00 (0.78–1.28)

 

 Passive

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Household income class

 Good

2.34 (1.49–3.36)***

2.29 (1.49–3.52)***

1.02 (0.71–1.45)

 

1.03 (0.73–1.46)

 

 Moderate

1.38 (0.92–2.06)

1.26 (0.83–1.93)

0.98 (0.68–1.42)

 

0.93 (0.65–1.33)

 

 Bad

Reference

Reference

Reference

 

Reference

 

Visiting pharmacy in the last 3 months

 At least once a week

3.00 (1.72–5.23)***

2.90 (1.63–5.18)***

0.97 (0.61–1.56)

 

1.50 (0.92–2.45)

1.37 (0.83–2.26)

 Several times a month

2.47 (1.59–3.84)***

2.06 (1.30–3.27)**

0.86 (0.57–1.28)

 

2.00 (1.31–3.05)**

1.80 (1.16–2.77)**

 Once a month

2.29 (1.53–3.44)***

1.89 (1.24–2.89)**

0.90 (0.62–1.32)

 

2.35 (1.57–3.52)***

2.17 (1.44–3.28)***

 Vo

Reference

Reference

Reference

 

Reference

Reference

  1. * p < 0.05
  2. ** p < 0.01
  3. *** p < 0.001