Intervention group n = 57 | Control group n = 37 | p-value | ||
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N (%) | N (%) | |||
Gender | Male | 32 (56.1) | 15 (44.1) | 0.267 |
Female | 25 (43.9) | 19 (55.9) | ||
Mean Age (SDa) | 35.9 years (6.5) | 34.9 years (6.0) | 0.482 | |
Country of origin | Egypt | 23 (40.3) | 13 (39.4) | 0.276 |
India | 13 (22.8) | 14 (42.4) | ||
Palestine | 0 (0) | 1 (3.1) | ||
Philippines | 10 (17.5) | 4 (12.1) | ||
Sudan | 5 (8.8) | 1 (3) | ||
Syria | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | ||
Nepal | 2 (3.5%) | 0 (0) | ||
Pakistan | 3 (5.3%) | 0 (0) | ||
Highest pharmacy academic qualification | B.Pharm/BSc Pha | 48 (85.7) | 26 (76.4) | 0.606 |
MPharm | 5 (8.9) | 4 (11.8) | ||
MSc/MPhil/PharmD | 2 (3.6) | 2 (5.9) | ||
Ph.D | 1 (1.8) | 2 (5.9) | ||
Country from which the highest pharmacy degree was obtained | Qatar | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | 0.224 |
Egypt | 23 (40.3) | 12 (34.2) | ||
India | 13 (22.8) | 14 (40) | ||
Jordan | 1 (1.8) | 1 (2.9) | ||
Philippines | 10 (17.5) | 5 (14.2) | ||
Sudan | 5 (8.8) | 1 (2.9) | ||
Syria | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | ||
Pakistan | 4 (7) | 0 (0) | ||
Australia | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | ||
Countries where the pharmacists practiced before moving to Qatar | Egypt | 23 (40.4) | 14 (37.8) | 0.808 |
India | 13 (22.8) | 14 (37.8) | 0.116 | |
Philippines | 10 (17.5) | 5 (13.5) | 0.602 | |
Sudan | 6 (10.5) | 1 (2.7) | 0.239 | |
Saudi Arabia | 5 (8.8) | 2 (5.4) | 0.7 | |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (2.7) | 1 | |
No previous practice | 0 (0) | 2 (5.4%) | 0.152 | |
Pakistan | 3 (5.3) | 0 (0) | 0.276 | |
Nepal | 2 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 0.518 | |
Years of practicing as a pharmacist in Qatar | Less than 5 years | 27 (48.2) | 18 (51.4) | 0.724 |
5–10 years | 24 (42.9) | 13 (37.1) | ||
11–15 years | 5 (8.9) | 3 (8.6) | ||
More than 16 years | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | ||
Pharmacists’ position in the pharmacy | Pharmacist in training | 1 (1.8) | 1 (2.9) | 0.226 |
Staff pharmacist | 36 (63.2) | 16 (45.7) | ||
Pharmacy supervisor | 9 (15.8) | 5 (14.3) | ||
Pharmacy manager | 11 (19.3) | 12 (34.2) | ||
Senior pharmacist | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) |