Table 3.
Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and adoption of information communication technology in community pharmacies.a
| Variable | Gender | Age | Qualification | Location of pharmacy | Type of pharmacy | Number of staff |
| Locatable via GPS and other navigation systems | .40 | .46 | .90 | .58 | .65 | .83 |
| Online advertisement medium | .37 | .02 | .57 | .17 | .37 | .86 |
| Electronic payment systems | .99 | .75 | .44 | .16 | .62 | .28 |
| Tablet or pill-counting machine | .38 | .15 | .58 | .95 | .19 | .33 |
| Barcode reading system for medicines/health products | .31 | .48 | .19 | .73 | .58 | .37 |
| Automated/unit-dose packaging machine | .56 | .40 | .61 | .53 | .43 | .67 |
| Labeling machine | .27 | .04 | .80 | .68 | .39 | .38 |
| Computer with internet facilities | .67 | .80 | .64 | .10 | .13 | .92 |
| Electronic patient record system | .38 | .29 | .73 | .29 | .43 | .18 |
| Online account of the clients | .01 | .13 | .26 | .53 | .82 | .16 |
| Communication with regular clients | .44 |
.06 | .10 | .39 | .12 | .05 |
| Online store of the pharmacy | .12 | .32 | .53 | .90 | .30 | .009 |
| Mobile or online apps for pharmacy store | .07 | .04 | .83 | .74 | .12 | .05 |
| Receipt of patient information from different mobile health apps | .68 | .88 | .74 | .95 | .005 | .01 |
| Website/software for drug information | .91 | .71 | .36 | .34 | .23 | .80 |
| Use of common online business platforms to sell products/medicines | .26 | .69 | .23 | .61 | .13 | .52 |
| Software/programs for logistics and accounting | .64 | .58 | .21 | .40 | .39 | .31 |
aValues in the table are P values from the Chi square or Fisher exact test.