Tele-pharmacy perception, knowledge and associated factors among pharmacy students in northwest Ethiopia: an input for implementers

Table 2 Technological and organizational characteristics of pharmacy students

Technological and organizational variables	Response	Frequency	Percentage
Access to electronic devices	Yes	286	81.3
Access to electronic devices	No	66	18.8
Which devices, did you have access to?	Smartphone	203	57.7
	Laptop	133	37.8
	Desktop	12	3.4
	Tablet computer	8	2.3
Have you ever taken basic computer training before?	Yes	145	41.2
Have you ever taken basic computer training before?	No	207	58.8
Self-reported basic computer skills	Sufficient	178	50.6
Self-reported basic computer skills	Not sufficient	174	49.4
Access to the internet	Yes	298	84.7
Access to the internet	No	54	15.3
Mainly for what purpose do you use the internet	To get health information	210	59.7
	To communicate with my friends	103	29.3
	To get daily news	62	17.6
	To manage patients’ health data	18	5.1
	For reporting purpose	12	3.4
	Others	27	7.7
Have you ever taken any training related to pharmacy information systems?	Yes	92	26.1
	No	260	73.9
Availability of pharmacy information system implementation guideline	Yes	115	32.7
	No	237	67.3
Is there a management support to implement pharmacy information system from your department?	Yes	90	25.6
	No	262	74.4

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