Table 1.
Characteristics of participating pharmacists in the study.
| Item | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) in years | 45.6 (11.6) | |
| Age, range in years | 23–73 | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 99 | 51.0 |
| Male | 92 | 47.4 |
| Role in community pharmacy | ||
| Manager/Sole Pharmacist | 115 | 59.0 |
| Additional Pharmacists | 26 | 13.3 |
| Locum | 27 | 13.8 |
| Other | 27 | 13.8 |
| Location of Pharmacy | ||
| High Street (town/suburban) | 86 | 44.1 |
| Supermarket | 13 | 6.7 |
| Shopping centre (precinct in town) | 9 | 4.6 |
| Rural/Village | 38 | 19.5 |
| Shopping Centre (out of town) | 8 | 4.1 |
| Attached to GP surgery | 27 | 13.8 |
| Other | 14 | 7.2 |
| Size of pharmacy/pharmacy organization | ||
| Independent pharmacy | 65 | 33.3 |
| Small chain pharmacy (2–10 pharmacies) | 40 | 20.5 |
| Medium-chain pharmacy (11–30 pharmacies) | 11 | 5.6 |
| Large-chain pharmacy (More than 30 pharmacies) | 79 | 40.5 |
| No. of prescriptions dispensed on a typical day | ||
| Less than 100 | 7 | 3.6 |
| 100 to 150 | 28 | 14.4 |
| More than 150 | 159 | 82.0 |
| Increase in customer traffic in the pharmacy amid COVID-19 | ||
| Yes, I have noticed an increase | 161 | 80.5 |
| No, it is same before the outbreak | 8 | 4.0 |
| No, I have noticed a decrease | 27 | 13.5 |
| Other | 4 | 2.0 |
| Number of pharmacist (s) working on a typical day, mean (range) | 1.29 (1–3) | |