Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pharmacist.

Gender

Female

Male

37 (63·8%)

21 (36·2%)

26 (46·4%)

30 (53·6%)

38 (74·5%)

13 (25·5%)

26 (42·6%)

35 (57·4%)

24 (48%)

26 (52%)

17 (30·9%)

38 (69·1%)

168 (50·7%)

163 (49·3%)

<0·0001

Age groups

20 to 25 years

26 to 30 years

31 to 35 years

36 to 40 years

41 to 45 years

46 to 50 years

51 to 55 years

Above 56 years

5

6

10

15

6

9

3

4

10

14

14

6

8

2

2

0

0

12

15

12

8

2

2

0

21

16

13

9

2

0

0

0

2

23

14

2

6

0

2

1

8

12

13

10

10

0

1

1

46 (13·9%)

83 (25·1%)

79 (23·9%)

54 (16·3%)

40 (12·1%)

13 (3·9%)

10 (4·8%)

6 (0·3%)

<0·0001

Highesteducational qualification

Certificate of Proficiency or Efficiency

Higher National Diploma

BSc in Pharmacy

BPharm

Postgraduate

Other

28

6

2

20

2

0

8

26

12

4

4

2

0

0

3

39

7

2

2

0

49

4

6

0

0

0

9

33

7

1

7

12

1

16

17

2

45 (13·6%)

44 (13·3%)

76 (23%)

116 (35%)

43 (13·0%)

7 (2·1%)

<0·0001

Position in professional group

Community Pharmacist- Government

Community Pharmacist- Private

Hospital Pharmacist - Government

Hospital Pharmacist - Private

Other

7

32

15

2

2

6

22

16

8

4

0

12

37

2

0

0

40

4

12

5

0

19

23

4

4

0

13

13

27

2

13 (3·9 %)

13 (41·7 %)

108 (32·6 %)

55 (16·6 %)

17 (5·1 %)

<0·0001

Urbanisation

Rural

Semi-urban

Urban

6

14

38

9

24

23

8

22

21

2

16

43

3

20

27

4

13

38

32 (9·7%)

109 (32·9%)

190 (57·4%)

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