Table 4.
Association between respondents’ demographic characteristics and likelihood to stay in their current job
| Demographic characteristics | Unlikely to stay n (%) |
Likely to stay n (%) |
P value |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 56 (44.4) | 81 (40.7) | |
| Female | 70 (55.6) | 118 (59.3) | 0.565 |
| Age (years) | |||
| <25 | 4 (3.2) | 10 (5) | |
| 25–30 | 45 (35.7) | 71 (35.7) | |
| 31–35 | 34 (27) | 60 (30.2) | 0.381 |
| 36–40 | 16 (12.7) | 31 (15.6) | |
| >40 | 27 (21.4) | 27 (13.6) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 37 (29.4) | 76 (38.2) | |
| Married | 86 (68.3) | 115 (57.8) | 0.157 |
| Divorced | 3 (2.4) | 8 (4) | |
| Income/month (SR) | |||
| <5000 | 3 (2.4) | 13 (6.5) | |
| 5000–10 000 | 16 (12.7) | 36 (18.1) | |
| 11 000–15 000 | 42 (33.3) | 75 (37.7) | 0.047 |
| >15 000 | 65 (51.6) | 75 (37.7) | |
| Nationality | |||
| Saudi Arabian | 99 (78.6) | 155 (77.9) | |
| Non-Saudi Arabian | 27 (21.4) | 44 (22.1) | 1 |
| Highest level of education | |||
| Bachelor’s degree | 71 (56.3) | 100 (50.3) | |
| Master’s degree | 38 (30.2) | 56 (28.1) | |
| Pharm D | 11 (8.7) | 25 (12.6) | 0.218 |
| PhD | 5 (4) | 8 (4.0) | |
| Other | 1 (0.8) | 10 (5.0) | |
| Average hours worked per week | |||
| ≤35 | 15 (11.9) | 18 (9) | |
| 36–44 | 73 (57.9) | 98 (49.2) | 0.106 |
| >44 | 38 (30.2) | 83 (41.7) | |
| Employment status | |||
| Full-time | 121 (96.0) | 193 (97.0) | |
| Part-time | 5 (4.0) | 6 (3.0) | 0.755 |
| Place of practice | |||
| Public hospital pharmacy | 51 (40.5) | 116 (58.3) | |
| Private hospital pharmacy | 6 (4.8) | 9 (4.5) | |
| Community pharmacy | 4 (3.2) | 11 (5.5) | |
| Primary care centre | 18 (14.3) | 21 (10.6) | |
| Industrial companies | 28 (22.2) | 27 (13.6) | 0.026 |
| Academic/university | 10 (7.1) | 7 (3.5) | |
| Other | 9 (7.1) | 8 (4) | |
| Years of practice | |||
| ≤5 | 44 (34.9) | 81 (40.7) | |
| 6–15 | 49 (38.9) | 81 (40.7) | |
| 16–20 | 17 (13.5) | 25 (12.6) | 0.19 |
| >20 | 16 (12.7) | 12 (6) | |
| Current position | |||
| Pharmacist manager/supervisor | 47 (37.3) | 49 (25.0) | |
| Pharmacist staff | 58 (46.0) | 124 (63.3) | 0.010 |
| Other | 21 (16.7) | 23 (11.7) | |
Pharm D, Doctor of Pharmacy; PhD, Doctor of Philosophy; SR, Saudi riyals.