Table 5. Influence of respondents’ characteristics on their level of knowledge, perceptions, and self-confidence towards pharmacogenetics (n = 617).
| Variable | Overall mean (SD) percentage knowledge score (%) | P value | Overall mean (SD) Perceptions score | P value | Overall mean (SD) self-confidence score |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profession | ||||||
| Pharmacist | 48.8 (22.7) | 0.181 | 4.5 (1.7) | <0.001* | 1.1 (1.3) | 0.082 |
| Physician | 43.4 (25.4) | 3.9 (1.9) | 1.0 (1.3) | |||
| Age | ||||||
| ≤35 | 44.4 (23.3) | 0.073 | 4.1 (1.9) | 0.185 | 1.0 (1.3) | 0.094 |
| ≥36 | 47.8 (25.9) | 4.3 (1.7) | 1.1 1.3) | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 45.7 (25.9) | 0.440 | 4.1 (1.8) | 0.07 | 1.0 (1.2) | 0.061 |
| Female | 45.7 (22.3) | 4.3 (1.8) | 1.1 (1.3) | |||
| Work Experience | ||||||
| <10 | 43.6 (23.3) | 0.002* | 4.0 (1.9) | 0.067 | 0.9 (1.3) | 0.013* |
| ≥10 | 48.0 (25.4) | 4.3 (1.7) | 1.1 (1.3) | |||
| Attended pharmacogenetics training or education | ||||||
| No | 45.7 (25) | 0.970 | 4.1 (1.8) | 0.016* | 0.9 (1.2) | <0.001* |
| Yes | 46.0 (22) | 4.7 (1.8) | 2.0 1.6) | |||
*Significant difference between the two groups using Mann-Whitney test