Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of CPs.
Demographic Variables | n | % | |
---|---|---|---|
What age group do you fall under? | 21–30 years | 29 | 36.2 |
31–40 years | 40 | 50.0 | |
41–50 years | 5 | 6.3 | |
51 and above | 6 | 7.5 | |
Gender | Female | 33 | 41.3 |
Male | 47 | 58.7 | |
Educational level (highest completed) | Post-doctoral | 1 | 1.3 |
Post- graduate MSc | 28 | 35.0 | |
Graduate B. Pharm | 48 | 60.0 | |
Graduate Pharm. D | 3 | 3.7 | |
Work experience | 0–5 years | 46 | 57.5 |
11–15 years | 5 | 6.3 | |
16–20 years | 2 | 1.3 | |
21 and above | 6 | 4.0 | |
6–10 years | 21 | 13.9 | |
Location of practice | Rural | 4 | 5.0 |
Urban | 76 | 95.0 | |
Do you think pharmacist have any role in nutritional assessment? | YES | 80 | 100.0 |
Sources of Nutritional Information Frequencies | Undergraduate | 44 | 22.3% |
Postgraduate | 12 | 6.1% | |
Books and Journals | 47 | 23.9% | |
Workshops and seminars | 35 | 17.8% | |
Internet | 57 | 28.9% | |
Recipe books | 1 | 0.5% | |
Experiences with professional | 1 | 0.5% |
⁎ B. Pharm: Bachelor of Pharmacy, Pharm. D: Doctor of Pharmacy.