Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the respondents
| Demographic characteristics | n (%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 137 (42.2) |
| Female | 188 (57.8) |
| Age (years) | |
| <25 | 14 (4.3) |
| 25–30 | 116 (35.7) |
| 31–35 | 94 (28.9) |
| 36–40 | 47 (14.5) |
| >40 | 54 (16.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 113 (34.8) |
| Married | 201 (61.8) |
| Divorced | 11 (3.4) |
| Income/month (SR) | |
| <5000 | 16 (4.9) |
| 5000–10 000 | 52 (16.0) |
| 11 000–15 000 | 117 (36.0) |
| >15 000 | 140 (43.1) |
| Nationality | |
| Saudi Arabian | 254 (78.2) |
| Non-Saudi Arabian | 71 (21.8) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 171 (52.6) |
| Master’s degree | 94 (28.9) |
| Pharm D | 36 (11.1) |
| PhD | 13 (4.0) |
| Other | 11 (3.4) |
| Average hours worked per week | |
| ≤35 | 33 (10.2) |
| 36–44 | 171 (52.6) |
| >44 | 121 (37.2) |
| Employment status | |
| Full-time | 314 (96.6) |
| Part-time | 11 (3.4) |
| Place of practice | |
| Public hospital pharmacy | 167 (51.4) |
| Private hospital pharmacy | 15 (4.6) |
| Community pharmacy | 15 (4.6) |
| Primary care centre | 39 (12) |
| Industrial companies | 55 (19.6) |
| Academic/university | 17 (5.2) |
| Other | 17 (5.2) |
| Years of practice | |
| ≤5 | 125 (38.5) |
| 6–15 | 130 (40.0) |
| 16–20 | 42 (12.9) |
| >20 | 28 (8.6) |
| Current position | |
| Pharmacist manager/supervisor | 96 (29.8) |
| Pharmacist staff | 182 (56.5) |
| Pharmacy owner | 2 (0.6) |
| Others | 42 (13) |
| Unknown | 3 (0.9) |
Pharm D, Doctor of Pharmacy; PhD, Doctor of Philosophy; SR, Saudi riyals.