Table 4.
Comparison of Knowledge and Counselling Practice According to Demographics
| Demographics | Knowledge scores (14 Items) | Practice Scores (9 Items) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95% CI | P-value | Mean | 95% CI | P-value | |||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 9.18 | 8.80 | 9.56 | 0.013* | 6.93 | 6.68 | 7.18 | 0.103 |
| Female | 10.05 | 9.82 | 10.28 | 7.19 | 7 | 7.37 | ||
| Education level | ||||||||
| Bachelor | 9.48 | 9.27 | 9.69 | 0.001* | 7.12 | 6.97 | 7.28 | 0.309 |
| Postgraduate | 11.04 | 10.53 | 11.55 | 6.91 | 6.44 | 7.38 | ||
| Pharmacy type | ||||||||
| Independent Pharmacy | 9.56 | 9.29 | 9.83 | 0.095 | 6.69 | 6.48 | 6.91 | <0.001* |
| Chain Pharmacy | 9.907 | 9.59 | 10.22 | 7.52 | 7.33 | 7.72 | ||
| Position in the Pharmacy | ||||||||
| Pharmacist in charge | 9.84 | 9.59 | 10.07 | 0.029* | 7.26 | 7.08 | 7.43 | 0.004* |
| Chief pharmacist | 9.82 | 9.36 | 10.29 | 6.74 | 6.37 | 7.11 | ||
| Assistant pharmacist | 9.023 | 8.38 | 9.68 | 6.67 | 6.27 | 7.07 | ||
| Work Experiences | ||||||||
| 1–5 Years | 5.93 | 5.67 | 6.19 | <0.001* | 5.634 | 5.24 | 6.03 | <0.001* |
| 6–10 Years | 9.73 | 9.59 | 9.88 | 7.33 | 7.16 | 7.49 | ||
| > 10 years | 13.29 | 13.16 | 13.43 | 7.32 | 6.95 | 7.69 | ||
| Numbers of patients served per day | ||||||||
| 5–10 | 10.11 | 9.88 | 10.34 | <0.001* | 8.85 | 8.78 | 8.92 | <0.001* |
| 11–20 | 10.06 | 9.63 | 10.50 | 7.49 | 7.38 | 7.60 | ||
| > 20 | 8.41 | 7.91 | 8.92 | 4.57 | 4.36 | 4.78 | ||
| Working hours/day | ||||||||
| ≤ 8 hours | 9.49 | 9.12 | 9.87 | 0.131 | 7.29 | 7.09 | 7.47 | 0.001* |
| >8 hours | 9.83 | 9.59 | 10.07 | 6.66 | 6.43 | 6.89 | ||
| Trained on the DM prevention and management | ||||||||
| Yes | 11.38 | 11.22 | 11.54 | <0.001* | 7.30 | 7.13 | 7.48 | 0.001* |
| No | 7.56 | 7.38 | 7.73 | 6.82 | 6.56 | 7.07 | ||
Notes: *P-values < 0.05 considered statistically significant, P-values obtained from independent t-test and One Way ANOVA.