Table 6.
Barriers in providing weight management services among community pharmacists in Lebanon.* (n = 341)
| n(%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I don’t have enough time to provide weight management services | 55(16.2) | 48(14.2) | 59(17.4) | 64(18.9) | 113(33.1) |
| I don’t have enough staff to provide weight management services | 70(20.6) | 54(15.9) | 51(15.0) | 66(19.5) | 98(28.9) |
| I don’t have enough space to have a private consultation area to provide weight management services | 74(21.9) | 51(15.1) | 39(11.5) | 59(17.5) | 115(34.0) |
| I don’t have the relevant equipment (e.g. weighing scale,etc) to provide weight management services | 78(23.0) | 57(16.8) | 41(12.1) | 56(16.5) | 107(31.6) |
| I would need additional payment to provide weight management services | 69(20.4) | 38(11.2) | 40(11.8) | 43(12.7) | 148(43.8) |
| I don’t have the enough knowledge to provide weight management services | 36(10.6) | 37(10.9) | 47(13.9) | 72(21.2) | 147(43.4) |
| I don’t have the interest to provide weight management services | 36(10.6) | 27(8.0) | 48(14.2) | 76(22.4) | 152(44.8) |
*Values in this table represent n (%)