| Value |
14.25 ± 3.40 |
13.70 ± 3.39 |
0.364 |
14.22 ± 3.38 |
14.20 ± 3.49 |
0.962 |
12.90 ± 4.54 |
14.36 ± 3.22 |
0.001 |
| Motivation |
31.28 ± 6.18 |
31.50 ± 4.19 |
0.840 |
31.15 ± 6.25 |
32.05 ± 5.05 |
0.183 |
29.04 ± 9.36 |
31.53 ± 5.58 |
0.046 |
| Computer literacy |
34.86 ± 5.64 |
38.38 ± 5.65 |
<0.001 |
35.02 ± 5.78 |
35.19 ± 5.19 |
0.790 |
34.62 ± 5.59 |
35.10 ± 5.70 |
0.534 |
| Age (in years) |
39.27 ± 10.68 |
35.02 ± 7.36 |
0.003 |
39.74 ± 10.72 |
35.21 ± 8.78 |
<0.001 |
35.23 ± 9.33 |
35.02 ± 7.36 |
0.914 |
| Number of years of practicing pharmacy |
13.53 ± 9.50 |
9.54 ± 6.88 |
0.003 |
13.93 ± 9.62 |
9.93 ± 7.41 |
<0.001 |
10.09 ± 8.81 |
9.54 ± 6.88 |
0.758 |
| Number of working days per week |
5.98 ± 1.12 |
6.50 ± 0.66 |
0.008 |
6.03 ± 1.05 |
5.87 ± 1.37 |
0.272 |
6.16 ± 1.11 |
6.50 ± 0.66 |
0.114 |
| Number of working hours per day |
10.46 ± 5.82 |
12.33 ± 8.85 |
0.079 |
10.70 ± 6.20 |
9.84 ± 4.98 |
0.197 |
10.98 ± 5.99 |
12.33 ± 8.85 |
0.404 |
| Educational level |
Bachelor Science Pharmacy |
31 (50.8%) |
227 (40%) |
0.036 |
206 (38.8%) |
52 (53.6%) |
0.016 |
31 (50.8%) |
227 (40%) |
0.036 |
| Pharmacy Doctor |
15 (24.6%) |
234 (41.3%) |
|
224 (42.2%) |
25 (25.8%) |
|
15 (24.6%) |
234 (41.3%) |
|
| Masters’ degree |
14 (23%) |
84 (14.8%) |
|
81 (15.3%) |
17 (17.5%) |
|
14 (23%) |
84 (14.8%) |
|
| Philosophy Doctor |
1 (1.6%) |
22 (3.9%) |
|
20 (3.8%) |
3 (3.1%) |
|
1 (1.6%) |
22 (3.9%) |
|
| University you graduated from |
Lebanese University |
112 (18.9%) |
3 (8.8%) |
0.007 |
105 (19.8%) |
10 (10.3%) |
0.003 |
8 (13.1%) |
107 (18.9%) |
0.07 |
| Saint Joseph University |
146 (24.6%) |
1 (2.9%) |
|
134 (25.3%) |
13 (13.4%) |
|
8 (13.1%) |
139 (24.6%) |
|
| Beirut Arab University |
85 (14.3%) |
4 (11.8%) |
|
74 (14%) |
15 (15.5%) |
|
10 (16.4%) |
79 (14%) |
|
| Lebanese American University |
50 (8.4%) |
5 (14.7%) |
|
44 (8.3%) |
11 (11.3%) |
|
11 (18%) |
44 (7.8%) |
|
| Lebanese International University |
56 (9.4%) |
5 (14.7%) |
|
44 (8.3%) |
17 (17.5%) |
|
7 (11.5%) |
54 (9.5%) |
|
| American University of Beirut |
3 (0.5%) |
0 (0%) |
|
3 (0.6%) |
0 (0%) |
|
0 (0%) |
3 (0.5%) |
|
| Outside Lebanon |
141 (23.8%) |
16 (47.1%) |
|
126 (23.8%) |
31 (32%) |
|
17 (27.9%) |
140 (24.7%) |
|
| Work location |
Not working yet |
19 (3.2%) |
0 (0%) |
0.003 |
14 (2.6%) |
5 (5.2%) |
0.066 |
19 (3.2%) |
0 (0%) |
0.003 |
| Beirut |
89 (15%) |
3 (8.8%) |
|
71 (13.4%) |
21 (21.6%) |
|
89 (15%) |
3 (8.8%) |
|
| Mount Lebanon |
250 (42.1%) |
8 (23.5%) |
|
229 (43.1%) |
29 (29.9%) |
|
250 (42.1%) |
8 (23.5%) |
|
| North Lebanon |
20 (3.4%) |
0 (0%) |
|
18 (3.4%) |
2 (2.1%) |
|
20 (3.4%) |
0 (0%) |
|
| South Lebanon |
105 (17.7%) |
15 (44.1%) |
|
102 (19.2%) |
18 (18.6%) |
|
105 (17.7%) |
15 (44.1%) |
|
| Bekaa |
111 (18.7%) |
8 (23.5%) |
|
97 (18.3%) |
22 (22.7%) |
|
111 (18.7%) |
8 (23.5%) |
|
| Sector of work |
Not working yet |
18 (3%) |
0 (0%) |
0.506 |
13 (2.5%) |
5 (5.2%) |
0.188 |
2 (3.3%) |
16 (2.8%) |
0.188 |
| Community pharmacy employer |
365 (61.6%) |
26 (76.5%) |
|
342 (64.5%) |
49 (50.5%) |
|
38 (62.3%) |
353 (62.4%) |
|
| Community pharmacy employee |
115 (19.4%) |
7 (20.6%) |
|
101 (19.1%) |
21 (21.6%) |
|
18 (29.5%) |
104 (18.4%) |
|
| Hospital/clinical |
27 (4.6%) |
1 (2.9%) |
|
24 (4.5%) |
4 (4.1%) |
|
0 (0%) |
28 (4.9%) |
|
| Scientific office/medical representative |
37 (6.2%) |
0 (0%) |
|
27 (5.1%) |
10 (10.3%) |
|
3 (4.9%) |
34 (6%) |
|
| Academia |
11 (1.9%) |
0 (0%) |
|
6 (1.1%) |
5 (5.2%) |
|
0 (0%) |
11 (1.9%) |
|
| Public sector (MOPH) |
14 (2.4%) |
0 (0%) |
|
13 (2.5%) |
1 (1%) |
|
0 (0%) |
14 (2.5%) |
|
| Industry |
6 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
|
4 (0.8%) |
2 (2.1%) |
|
0 (0%) |
6 (1.1%) |
|
| Connected to the internet for at least 4 hours per day |
No |
48 (8.1%) |
6 (17.6%) |
0.151 |
72 (13.6%) |
7 (7.2%) |
0.083 |
3 (4.9%) |
51 (9%) |
0.130 |
| Yes |
522 (87.9%) |
27 (79.4%) |
|
459 (86.4%) |
90 (92.8%) |
|
53 (86.9%) |
496 (87.5%) |
|
| As needed |
24 (4%) |
1 (2.9%) |
|
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
|
5 (8.2%) |
20 (3.5%) |
|
| Ease to access OPL e-library account |
Never tried |
24 (39.3%) |
46 (8.1%) |
<0.001 |
47 (8.9%) |
23 (23.7%) |
<0.001 |
24 (39.3%) |
46 (8.1%) |
<0.001 |
| Easy |
14 (23%) |
228 (40.2%) |
|
230 (43.3%) |
12 (12.4%) |
|
14 (23%) |
228 (40.2%) |
|
| Intermediate |
7 (11.5%) |
204 (36%) |
|
181 (34.1%) |
30 (30.9%) |
|
7 (11.5%) |
204 (36%) |
|
| Difficult |
16 (26.2%) |
89 (15.7%) |
|
73 (13.7%) |
32 (33%) |
|
16 (26.2%) |
89 (15.7%) |
|
| Ease to access OPL LMS platform |
Never tried |
88 (14.8%) |
6 (17.6%) |
0.150 |
63 (11.9%) |
31 (32%) |
<0.001 |
33 (54.1%) |
61 (10.8%) |
<0.001 |
| Easy |
200 (33.7%) |
5 (14.7%) |
|
196 (36.9%) |
9 (9.3%) |
|
7 (11.5%) |
198 (34.9%) |
|
| Intermediate |
201 (33.8%) |
15 (44.1%) |
|
194 (36.5%) |
22 (22.7%) |
|
7 (11.5%) |
209 (36.9%) |
|
| Difficult |
105 (17.7%) |
8 (23.5%) |
|
78 (14.7%) |
35 (36.1%) |
|
14 (23%) |
99 (17.5%) |
|
| Gender |
Male |
187 (31.5%) |
21 (61.8%) |
<0.001 |
178 (33.5%) |
30 (30.9%) |
0.618 |
26 (42.6%) |
182 (32.1%) |
0.097 |
| Female |
407 (68.5%) |
13 (38.2%) |
|
353 (66.5%) |
67 (69.1%) |
|
35 (57.4%) |
385 (67.9%) |
|
| OPL mobile application |
No |
91 (15.3%) |
5 (14.7%) |
0.923 |
77 (14.5%) |
19 (19.6%) |
0.200 |
24 (39.3%) |
72 (12.7%) |
<0.001 |
| Yes |
503 (84.7%) |
29 (85.3%) |
|
454 (85.5%) |
78 (80.4%) |
|
37 (60.7%) |
495 (87.3%) |
|
| Read OPL messages |
No |
24 (4%) |
3 (8.8%) |
0.171 |
22 (4.1%) |
5 (5.2%) |
0.871 |
5 (8.2%) |
22 (3.9%) |
0.084 |
| Yes |
491 (82.7%) |
24 (70.6%) |
|
437 (82.3%) |
78 (80.4%) |
|
44 (72.1%) |
471 (83.1%) |
|
| Sometimes |
79 (13.3%) |
7 (20.6%) |
|
72 (13.6%) |
14 (14.4%) |
|
12 (19.7%) |
74 (13.1%) |
|
| Know number of credits to be completed by December 2019 |
No |
288 (48.5%) |
23 (67.6%) |
0.094 |
239 (45%) |
72 (74.2%) |
<0.001 |
53 (86.9%) |
258 (45.5%) |
<0.001 |
| Yes |
191 (32.2%) |
7 (20.6%) |
|
184 (34.7%) |
14 (14.4%) |
|
3 (4.9%) |
195 (34.4%) |
|
| More or less |
115 (19.4%) |
4 (11.8%) |
|
108 (20.3%) |
11 (11.3%) |
|
5 (8.2%) |
114 (20.1%) |
|
| Aware of the number of CE credits earned so far |
No |
268 (45.1%) |
26 (76.5%) |
0.002 |
221 (41.6%) |
73 (75.3%) |
<0.001 |
53 (86.9%) |
241 (42.5%) |
<0.001 |
| Yes |
210 (35.4%) |
6 (17.6%) |
|
201 (37.9%) |
15 (15.5%) |
|
4 (6.6%) |
212 (37.4%) |
|
| More or less |
116 (19.5%) |
2 (5.9%) |
|
109 (20.5%) |
9 (9.3%) |
|
4 (6.6%) |
11 (20.1%) |
|
