Table 1.
Characteristics of pharmacy graduates in 2013
| Attribute | Total n=266 |
Pharmacy programs
|
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharm D n=93 |
BScPcare n=87 |
BScPsci n=86 |
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| Demographic factors | |||||
| Age median, years (range; min–max) | 266 | 24 (23–26) | 23 (22–36) | 23 (21–26) | <0.001 |
| Sex | 0.310 | ||||
| Female | 205 | 76 (82%) | 67 (77%) | 62 (72%) | |
| Male | 61 | 17 (18%) | 20 (23%) | 24 (28%) | |
| Admission mode | 0.383 | ||||
| National entrance admission | 108 | 41 (44%) | 33 (38%) | 34 (39%) | |
| Direct admission | 88 | 35 (38%) | 28 (32%) | 25 (29%) | |
| Special quota admission | 50 | 13 (14%) | 16 (19%) | 21 (24%) | |
| Others | 19 | 4 (4%) | 9 (10%) | 6 (7%) | |
| Location of pharmacy school | <0.001 | ||||
| Bangkok and central | 59 | 9 (10%) | 30 (34%) | 20 (23%) | |
| North-eastern | 72 | 29 (31%) | 33 (38%) | 10 (12%) | |
| North | 71 | 43 (46%) | 11 (13%) | 17 (20%) | |
| South | 64 | 12 (13%) | 13 (15%) | 39 (45%) | |
| Location of hometown | <0.001 | ||||
| Bangkok and central | 53 | 16 (17%) | 22 (25%) | 15 (17%) | |
| North-eastern | 76 | 33 (35%) | 31 (36%) | 12 (14%) | |
| North | 68 | 33 (35%) | 17 (19%) | 18 (21%) | |
| South | 69 | 11 (12%) | 17 (19%) | 41 (48%) | |
Abbreviations: Pharm D, Doctor of Pharmacy; BSc, Bachelor of Sciences in Pharmacy; Psci, Pharmaceutical Science; Pcare, Pharmaceutical Care.