Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the pharmacists (n = 342).
| Numbers | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 142 | (42.3) |
| Female | 194 | (57.7) |
| Nationality | ||
| Kuwaiti | 172 | (52.3) |
| Non-Kuwaiti | 157 | (47.7) |
| Middle East (KSA, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt) | 136 | (41.3) |
| South Asia (India, Pakistan) | 17 | (5.2) |
| Europe (UK, Ukraine, Montenegro) | 3 | (0.91) |
| North America (Canada) | 1 | (0.30) |
| Age in years [Mean ± SD = 33.2 ± 9.3] | ||
| 20–29 | 143 | (45.0) |
| 30–39 | 112 | (35.2) |
| 40–49 | 33 | (10.4) |
| ⩾50 | 30 | (9.4) |
| Rank | ||
| Beginner Pharmacist | 97 | (28.7) |
| Pharmacist | 88 | (26.0) |
| Senior Pharmacist | 61 | (18.0) |
| Pharmacy Specialist | 38 | (11.2) |
| Senior Pharmacy Specialist | 35 | (10.4) |
| Head of Pharmacy Specialist | 19 | (5.6) |
| Years of experience | ||
| <1 | 23 | (7.0) |
| 1–5 | 133 | (40.5) |
| 6–10 | 64 | (19.5) |
| 11–15 | 42 | (12.8) |
| 16–20 | 63 | (7.0) |
| >20 | 43 | (13.1) |
| Country of graduation | ||
| Kuwait | 115 | (35.4) |
| Outside Kuwait | 210 | (64.6) |
| Egypt | 124 | (38.2) |
| Jordan | 28 | (8.6) |
| UK | 16 | (4.9) |
| India | 12 | (3.7) |
| Othersa | 30 | (10.2) |
| Type of setting (hospital) | ||
| General hospitals | 204 | (59.8) |
| Specialized hospitals | 137 | (40.2) |
Numbers may not add to the total due to missing data.
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Pakistan (n = 8); United Arab Emirates, UAE (n = 7); Syria (n = 4); United States of America, USA (n = 3); Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA (n = 2); Lebanon (n = 1); Italy (n = 1); Russia (n = 1); Ukraine (n = 1); Yugoslavia (n = 1); Australia (n = 1).