Table 5.
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and practice level of pharmacy personnel toward psychotropic medication used in elderly people, Gondar, Ethiopia, April 2020, N = 144.
| Variable | Total practice score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | PP | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age | 0.127 | ||||
| <30 | 29 | 44 | 1∗∗ | 1∗∗ | |
| 30-40 | 36 | 29 | 0.759 (0.130-4.414) | 0.123 (0.013-1.141) | |
| >40 | 2 | 4 | 0.403 (0.69-2.356) | 0.362 (0.052-2.509) | |
| Marital status | 0.805 | ||||
| Single | 26 | 41 | 1∗∗ | 1∗∗ | |
| Married | 41 | 36 | 1.796 (1.024-3.882) | 0.898 (0.381-2.115) | |
| Level of education | 0.210 | ||||
| Pharmacy technician | 26 | 52 | 1∗∗ | 1∗∗ | |
| B. Pharm | 41 | 26 | 3.093 (1.565-6.115) | 1.836 (0.710-4.744) | |
| Graduated college | 0.058 | ||||
| Government | 49 | 34 | 1∗∗ | 1∗∗ | |
| Private | 18 | 43 | 0.290 (0.144-0.587) | 0.448 (0.195-1.028) | |
| Work experience | 0.043∗ | ||||
| <5 years | 26 | 50 | 1∗∗ | 1∗∗ | |
| ≥5 years | 41 | 27 | 2.920 (1.481-5.756) | 3.725 (1.040-13.349) | |
| Monthly income (birr) | 0.359 | ||||
| <5000 | 26 | 52 | 1∗∗ | 1∗∗ | |
| ≥5000 | 41 | 25 | 3.280 (1.654-6.506) | 1.599 (0.587-4.361) | |
| Current working institution | 0.632 | ||||
| Government | 42 | 40 | 1∗∗ | 1∗∗ | |
| Private | 25 | 37 | 0.644 (0.330-1.254) | 0.519 (0.035-7.596) | |
| Practice setting | 0.259 | ||||
| Hospital | 35 | 25 | 3.200 (1.147-8.926) | 2.466 (0.780-7.792) | |
| Health center | 7 | 16 | 2.016 (0.978-4.157) | 0.489 (0.033-7.202) | |
| Community pharmacy | 25 | 36 | 1∗∗ | 1∗∗ | |
∗∗Constant; ∗significant; GP: good practice; PP: poor practice.