Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pharmacists
Variables | Intervention (n = 85) | Control (n = 61) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 57 | 67.1 | 30 | 49.2 |
Male | 28 | 32.9 | 31 | 50.8 |
Hospital cadre | ||||
Intern Pharmacist | 27 | 31.8 | 28 | 45.9 |
National Youth Service Scheme Pharmacist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 |
Pharmacist I | 24 | 28.2 | 11 | 18.0 |
Senior Pharmacist | NA | NA | 2 | 3.3 |
Principal Pharmacist | 2 | 2.4 | 6 | 9.8 |
Chief Pharmacist | 13 | 15.3 | 4 | 6.6 |
Assistant Director of Pharmaceutical Services | 11 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 |
Deputy Director of Pharmaceutical Services | 7 | 8.2 | 9 | 14.8 |
Director of Pharmaceutical Services | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
Years of hospital pharmacy experience | ||||
1 – 5 | 45 | 52.9 | 42 | 68.9 |
6 – 10 | 16 | 18.8 | 4 | 6.6 |
> 10 | 24 | 28.2 | 15 | 24.6 |
Educational qualification(s) | ||||
B. Pharm only | 48 | 56.5 | 46 | 75.4 |
FPCPharm | 13 | 15.3 | 6 | 9.8 |
MBA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 |
PhD | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
MBA + FPCPharm | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.6 |
M. Pharm/M. Sc./MPH | 9 | 10.6 | 4 | 6.6 |
M. Sc. + FPCPharm | 13 | 15.3 | 3 | 4.9 |