Socio-demographic variables | Frequency | Percent |
Age group (Years) |
|
|
<20 | 10 | 2.7 |
20 - 30 | 168 | 44.8 |
31 - 40 | 127 | 33.9 |
41 - 50 | 56 | 14.9 |
51 - 60 | 14 | 3.7 |
Total | 375 | 100 |
Mean age ± SD | 33.2 ± 8.9 Years |
|
Gender |
|
|
Male | 176 | 46.9 |
Female | 199 | 53.1 |
Total | 375 | 100 |
Occupation |
|
|
Pharmacist | 40 | 10.7 |
Pharmacy technicians | 36 | 9.6 |
Trained Pharmacy assistants | 49 | 13.0 |
Doctors | 83 | 22.1 |
PPMV | 67 | 17.9 |
Other drug handlers (nurses, laboratory attendants) | 100 | 26.7 |
Total | 375 | 100 |
Educational level |
|
|
Secondary education or less | 49 | 13.0 |
Post-secondary qualification lower than bachelor’s degree | 147 | 39.2 |
Bachelor’s degree | 145 | 38.7 |
Master’s degree | 18 | 4.8 |
PhD degree | 16 | 4.3 |
Total | 375 | 100 |
Year of experience (Years) |
|
|
≤1 | 64 | 17.1 |
2 - 5 | 198 | 52.8 |
6 - 10 | 48 | 12.8 |
11 - 20 | 43 | 11.5 |
21 - 30 | 14 | 3.7 |
31 - 35 | 8 | 2.1 |
Total | 375 | 100 |
Mean year of experience ± SD | 6.3 ± 6.9 years |
|
Employment status |
|
|
Self employed | 139 | 37.1 |
Employee (of hospital, pharmacy or PPMV) | 236 | 62.9 |
Total | 375 | 100 |