Table 5.
Bivariate analysis taking the industry pharmacists’ competencies domains as the dependent variables
| Domain 0 | Domain 1 | Domain 2 | Domain 3 | Domain 4 | Domain 5 | Domain 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest degree related to your main field of work | ||||||||
| BS pharmacy | Yes | 62.77 ± 21.20 | 85.16 ± 16.99 | 77.50 ± 17.24 | 87.89 ± 13.64 | 86.45 ± 13.52 | 81.33 ± 18.12 | 74.34 ± 20.48 |
| No | 57.77 ± 34.56 | 50.00 ± 42.42 | 57.14 ± 52.52 | 72.10 ± 20.09 | 52.50 ± 45.96 | 72.00 ± 16.97 | 90.00 ± 14.14 | |
| p value | 1.000 | 0.116 | 0.793 | 0.190 | 0.289 | 0.296 | 0.296 | |
| Master’s degree | Yes | 66.66 ± 20.22 | 89.55 ± 7.97 | 78.57 ± 13.96 | 85.08 ± 14.50 | 82.22 ± 12.63 | 72.22 ± 19.05 | 80.00 ± 13.19 |
| No | 54.44 ± 25.69 | 61.00 ± 34.27 | 65.71 ± 37.10 | 84.21 ± 18.73 | 75.83 ± 38.04 | 90.33 ± 6.47 | 73.69 ± 29.22 | |
| p value | 0.392 | 0.165 | 0.748 | 1.000 | 0.745 | 0.136 | 1.000 | |
| PharmD/DPharm | Yes | 32.22 ± 1.57 | 34.66 ± 20.74 | 35.71 ± 22.22 | 71.05 ± 18.60 | 51.66 ± 44.78 | 85.33 ± 1.88 | 66.08 ± 47.96 |
| No | 69.16 ± 17.71 | 89.00 ± 9.60 | 82.85 ± 14.40 | 88.15 ± 13.58 | 86.66 ± 13.48 | 78.00 ± 19.41 | 80.32 ± 11.36 | |
| p value | 0.036 | 0.036 | 0.036 | 0.116 | 0.145 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| PhD | Yes | 60.00 ± 20.36 | 95.55 ± 7.69 | 86.66 ± 11.54 | 82.80 ± 17.14 | 91.11 ± 15.39 | 80.88 ± 17.35 | 72.46 ± 12.61 |
| No | 62.53 ± 24.29 | 70.66 ± 27.01 | 67.75 ± 27.34 | 85.56 ± 15.82 | 74.76 ± 26.46 | 78.85 ± 18.78 | 79.62 ± 22.74 | |
| p value | 1.000 | 0.052 | 0.302 | 0.732 | 0.298 | 0.909 | 0.305 | |
| Language of pharmacy education | ||||||||
| French | 55.55 ± 31.42 | 60.00 ± 56.56 | 60.00 ± 56.56 | 76.31 ± 26.05 | 60.00 ± 56.56 | 91.33 ± 10.37 | 92.60 ± 10.45 | |
| English | 63.33 ± 21.70 | 82.66 ± 15.93 | 76.78 ± 16.26 | 86.84 ± 13.36 | 84.58 ± 12.36 | 76.50 ± 18.00 | 73.69 ± 20.16 | |
| p value | 0.747 | 1.000 | 0.747 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.114 | |
| University of graduation as a pharmacist | ||||||||
| University 2 | 67.93 ± 18.76 | 87.42 ± 9.20 | 80.40 ± 13.64 | 87.21 ± 14.38 | 84.76 ± 13.34 | 75.04 ± 18.93 | 79.62 ± 12.08 | |
| Other universities | 47.40 ± 26.32 | 56.44 ± 40.47 | 57.14 ± 40.30 | 78.94 ± 18.97 | 67.77 ± 42.20 | 89.77 ± 7.81 | 72.46 ± 35.66 | |
| p value | 0.209 | 0.360 | 0.422 | 0.304 | 0.643 | 0.305 | 0.732 | |
| University of highest degree obtained | ||||||||
| University 2 | 71.11 ± 21.77 | 86.40 ± 9.77 | 87.42 ± 6.88 | 82.56 ± 14.63 | 84.33 ± 16.22 | 68.26 ± 18.12 | 75.13 ± 9.83 | |
| Other universities | 52.44 ± 20.09 | 69.86 ± 34.40 | 59.42 ± 28.95 | 86.94 ± 17.32 | 75.00 ± 31.49 | 90.66 ± 6.32 | 79.82 ± 27.78 | |
| p value | 0.142 | 0.675 | 0.115 | 0.753 | 0.750 | 0.047 | 0.251 | |
| Work location | ||||||||
| Beirut | 69.84 ± 19.02 | 87.80 ± 9.71 | 84.89 ± 14.25 | 86.61 ± 13.89 | 87.14 ± 14.48 | 76.57 ± 20.50 | 80.00 ± 12.23 | |
| Mont Lebanon | 42.96 ± 18.63 | 55.55 ± 39.04 | 46.66 ± 24.63 | 80.35 ± 20.79 | 62.22 ± 36.56 | 86.22 ± 2.03 | 71.59 ± 35.22 | |
| p value | 0.091 | 0.490 | 0.091 | 0.490 | 0.038 | 0.490 | 0.490 | |
| Having another field of work | ||||||||
| I do not have another field of work | 52.44 ± 20.09 | 69.86 ± 34.40 | 59.42 ± 28.95 | 86.94 ± 17.32 | 75.00 ± 31.49 | 90.66 ± 6.32 | 79.82 ± 27.78 | |
| I have another work | 71.11 ± 21.77 | 86.40 ± 9.77 | 87.42 ± 6.88 | 82.52 ± 14.63 | 84.33 ± 16.22 | 68.26 ± 18.12 | 75.13 ± 9.83 | |
| p value | 0.142 | 0.675 | 0.115 | 0.753 | 0.750 | 0.047 | 0.251 | |
| Correlation coefficient | Correlation coefficient | Correlation coefficient | Correlation coefficient | Correlation coefficient | Correlation coefficient | Correlation coefficient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | − 0.095 | − 0.021 | 0.160 | − 0.468 | − 0.062 | − 0.012 | − 0.085 |
| p value | 0.794 | 0.953 | 0.660 | 0.173 | 0.865 | 0.973 | 0.815 |
| Number of working hours per day | − 0.878 | − 0.114 | − 0.804 | − 0.145 | − 0.131 | 0.176 | − 0.013 |
| p value | 0.001 | 0.755 | 0.005 | 0.689 | 0.718 | 0.626 | 0.972 |
| Number of working days per week | − 0.112 | − 0.239 | − 0.360 | 0.172 | − 0.204 | 0.529 | 0.500 |
| p value | 0.758 | 0.505 | 0.307 | 0.635 | 0.571 | 0.116 | 0.141 |
| Year of experience | − 0.380 | − 0.265 | − 0.260 | − 0.031 | − 0.006 | 0.449 | 0.209 |
| p value | 0.279 | 0.459 | 0.468 | 0.933 | 0.986 | 0.193 | 0.562 |
The bold values indicate that the association is significant (p < 0.05)
Domain 0: research and development
Domain 1: pharmaceutical and industrial development
Domain 2: analytical development
Domain 3: industrial pharmaceutical production
Domain 4: quality assurance and control
Domain 5: quality management
Domain 6: Pharmacist preparedness and response in emergency situations