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Table 1 General characteristics of the pharmacy interns and their educational institutions (n = 454)

From: Factors influencing future career interests of pharmacy interns in Saudi Arabia: a survey from 25 colleges of pharmacy

Characteristic

 

N (%)

Gender

Female

256 (56.4)

Male

198 (43.6)

Type of pharmacy program

PharmD

411 (90.5)

BPharm

43 (9.5)

Type of educational institution

Public

400 (88.1)

Private

54 (11.9)

Geographical location

Central region

King Saud University

39 (8.6)

 

Qassim University

43(9.5)

 

Shaqra University

20 (4.4)

 

Almaarefah University

18 (4)

 

King Saud Medical Univrsity of Health Sciences

12 (2.6)

 

Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University

10 (2.2)

 

King Faisal University

10 (2.2)

 

Hail University

4 (0.9)

 

Buraydah Colleges

2 (0.4)

 

Riyadh Alelm University

1 (0.1)

Western region

King Abdulaziz University

47 (10.4)

 

Taif University

44 (9.75)

 

Umm Al-Qura University

27 (5.9)

 

Battarjee Medical College

19 (4.2)

 

Tiabah University

12(2.6)

 

Ibn Sina Medical College

5 (1.1)

Southern region

Jazan University

52 (11.6)

 

King Khalid University

21 (4.6)

 

Al Baha University

8 (1.8)

 

Najran University

5 (1.1)

Northern region

University of Tabuk

14 (3.1)

 

Al-Jouf University

5 (1.1)

 

Northern Borders University

4 (0.9)

Eastern region

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

19 (4.2)

 

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

13 (2.9)

Number of influencing factors a

 

2 [1-3]

  1. BPharm Bachelor’s in Pharmacy, PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy
  2. aMedian [interquartile range]