Table 1.
Socio-demographic factors and their associations with computer literacy
| Computer literacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic Factors | All (N = 176) | Basic or less (N = 43) | Good (N = 93) | Excellent (N = 40) | Chi-Square P - value | |
| n | (Total %) | n (Row %) | n (Row %) | n (Row %) | ||
| Age group (years) | 0.032 | |||||
| 22–30 | 69 | (39.4) | 13 (18.8) | 35 (50.7) | 21 (30.4) | For trend |
| 31–40 | 69 | (41.2) | 20 (27.8) | 36 (50.0) | 16 (22.2) | |
| Above 40 | 34 | (19.4) | 9 (26.5) | 22 (64.7) | 3 (8.8) | |
| Gender | 0.867 | |||||
| Male | 79 | (45.1) | 18 (22.8) | 42 (53.2) | 19 (24.0) | Pearson |
| Female | 96 | (54.9) | 25 (26.0) | 50 (52.1) | 21 (21.9) | |
| Nationality | 0.817 | |||||
| Kuwaiti | 79 | (44.9) | 21 (26.6) | 40 (50.6) | 18 (22.8) | Pearson |
| Non-Kuwaiti | 97 | (55.1) | 22 (22.7) | 53 (54.6) | 22 (22.7) | |
| Educational level | 0.295 | |||||
| BSc | 135 | (78.5) | 28 (20.7) | 79 (58.6) | 28 (20.7) | For trend |
| Pharm D | 15 | (8.7) | 7 (46.7) | 6 (40.0) | 2 (13.3) | |
| Postgraduate | 22 | (12.8) | 4 (18.2) | 8 (36.3) | 10 (45.5) | |
| Years of experience | 0.364 | |||||
| 1–5 | 79 | (45.1) | 20 (25.3) | 38 (48.1) | 21 (26.6) | For trend |
| 6–15 | 70 | (40.0) | 16 (22.9) | 38 (54.2) | 16 (22.9) | |
| Above 15 | 26 | (14.9) | 7 (26.9) | 16 (61.5) | 3 (11.6) | |
| Rank of employment | 0.476 | |||||
| Beginner pharmacist | 32 | (18.3) | 7 (21.9) | 14 (43.8) | 11 (34.3) | For trend |
| Pharmacist | 70 | (40.0) | 19 (27.1) | 37 (52.9) | 14 (20.0) | |
| Pharmacy specialist | 26 | (14.9) | 7 (26.9) | 13 (50.0) | 6 (23.1) | |
| Senior pharmacist | 24 | (13.7) | 5 (20.8) | 12 (50.0) | 7 (29.2) | |
| Senior pharmacy specialist | 9 | (5.1) | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Head of pharmacy specialists | 14 | (8.0) | 4 (28.6) | 8 (57.1) | 2 (14.3) | |
| Previous exposure to EBM | 0.025 | |||||
| Read about it | 82 | (48.0) | 25 (30.5) | 43 (52.4) | 14 (17.1) | Pearson |
| Attended a lecture | 32 | (18.7) | 5 (15.6) | 16 (50.0) | 11 (34.4) | |
| Had formal EBM training | 18 | (10.5) | 2 (11.1) | 7 (38.9) | 9 (50.0) | |
| Never heard of it | 39 | (22.8) | 9 (23.1) | 24 (61.5) | 6 (15.4) | |
| Previous research exposure | 0.105 | |||||
| Participated in one study | 48 | (28.1) | 9 (18.8) | 31 (64.6) | 8 (16.6) | Pearson |
| Have participated in more than one study | 20 | (11.7) | 6 (30.0) | 6 (30.0) | 8 (40.0) | |
| None | 103 | (60.2) | 27 (26.2) | 52 (50.5) | 24 (23.3) | |