Table 2.
Pharmacists’ characteristics and demographics
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sample | N 149 (100) |
| Age range (mean, SD) | 21–66 (33, 9) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 113 (75.8) |
| Male | 35 (23.5) |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 (0.7) |
| Cultural background or ethnicity* | |
| Australian | 100 (67.1) |
| Asian | 56 (37.6) |
| Other | 13 (8.7) |
| Prefer not to answer | 6 (4) |
| Middle East | 2 (1.3) |
| New Zealand | 2 (1.3) |
| Year of registration as pharmacist (range) | 1975–2022 |
| 1975–2000 | 15 (10.1) |
| 2001–2022 | 134 (89.9) |
| Main area of practice*# | |
| Community pharmacy employee | 105 (70.5) |
| Hospital pharmacy | 23 (15.4) |
| Community pharmacy owner | 21 (14.1) |
| Consultant pharmacy | 20 (13.4) |
| Other | 8 (5.4) |
| Pharmaceutical industry | 6 (4) |
| Academia | 5 (3.4) |
| Not currently working | 3 (2) |
| Defined area of practice | |
| No | 131 (87.9) |
| Yes | 13 (8.7) |
| Not sure | 5 (3.4) |
| Have your personally ever experienced a mental health problem? | |
| No | 77 (51.7) |
| Yes | 58 (38.9) |
| Prefer not to answer | 14 (9.4) |
| Has any member of your immediate family (mother, father, siblings) ever experienced a mental health problem? | |
| Yes | 84 (56.4) |
| No | 53 (35.6) |
| Prefer not to answer | 12 (8) |
| Have you ever completed further training in mental health? | |
| No | 92 (61.7) |
| Yes | 57 (38.3) |
| Please estimate the proportion of your patients who are pregnant or postpartum (12 months post-delivery)? | |
| None | 4 (2.7) |
| Not sure | 22 (14.8) |
| < 5% | 53 (35.6) |
| 5–25% | 63 (42.3) |
| 26–50% | 4 (2.7) |
| 51–75% | 3 (2) |
| 76–100% | 0 (0) |
| I would be interested in receiving further training to deliver screening and support services for women at risk of perinatal depression | |
| Yes | 121(81.2) |
| No | 28 (18.8) |
*Participants could select multiple options
#May include pharmacists with general or provisional registration