Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents (n=192)
| Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 127 | 66.1 |
| Female | 65 | 33.9 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 20–29 | 28 | 14.6 |
| 30–39 | 104 | 54.2 |
| ≥40 | 60 | 31.2 |
| Basic qualification in pharmacy | ||
| Bachelor of Pharmacy | 177 | 92.2 |
| Master of Pharmacy | 9 | 4.7 |
| Doctor of Pharmacy* | 6 | 3.1 |
| Postgraduate qualification(s) in pharmacy | ||
| Diploma | 15 | 7.8 |
| Master degree | 12 | 6.2 |
| PhD | 3 | 1.6 |
| Experience as practitioners (Years) | ||
| ≤10 | 92 | 47.9 |
| >10 | 100 | 52.1 |
| Location of pharmacy (governorates) | ||
| Hawalli | 57 | 29.7 |
| Al Farwaniyah | 43 | 22.4 |
| Al Ahmadi/Mubarak Alkabeer | 43 | 22.4 |
| Capital | 25 | 13.0 |
| Al Jahra | 24 | 12.5 |
*Doctor of pharmacy degree.
PhD, Doctor of Philosophy.