Table 1.
Demographic and practice characteristics of participants
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 214 | 81.4 |
| Female | 49 | 18.6 |
| Age Range (years) | ||
| Under 30 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 30–40 | 46 | 17.5 |
| 41–50 | 129 | 49.0 |
| 51–60 | 54 | 20.5 |
| 61–70 | 30 | 11.4 |
| Year of graduation | ||
| Before 1980 | 40 | 15.2 |
| 1981–1990 | 69 | 26.2 |
| 1991–2000 | 130 | 49.4 |
| 2001–2005 | 13 | 4.9 |
| 2006–2010 | 11 | 4.2 |
| Place of graduation/specialization* | ||
| Malaysia | 146 | 55.5 |
| India | 53 | 20.2 |
| UK | 29 | 11.0 |
| Australia | 19 | 7.2 |
| Others | 16 | 6.1 |
| Postgraduate degree | ||
| Yes | 127 | 48.3 |
| No | 136 | 51.7 |
| Experience (years) | ||
| ≤5 | 5 | 1.9 |
| 6–10 | 18 | 6.8 |
| 11–15 | 57 | 21.7 |
| 16–20 | 66 | 25.1 |
| 21–25 | 37 | 14.1 |
| >25 | 80 | 30.4 |
| Number of Prescriptions/day | ||
| ≤10 | 67 | 25.5 |
| 11–20 | 105 | 39.9 |
| 21–39 | 68 | 25.9 |
| ≥40 | 23 | 8.7 |
| % of generics stock in hospital pharmacy | ||
| ≤10 | 150 | 57.0 |
| 11–40 | 77 | 29.3 |
| 41–60 | 28 | 10.6 |
| ≥61 | 8 | 3.0 |
*Place of highest level of education was considered.