Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants. IQR, interquartile range; UTI, urinary tract infection.
| Pharmacists | n (%) or Median (IQR) (n = 22) |
|---|---|
| Women | 8 (36) |
| Job description | |
| Non-prescribing pharmacists | 18 (82) |
| Prescribing pharmacists | 3 (14) |
| Pharmacy technician* | 1 (4) |
| Years since qualification | 15 (5–30) |
| Years in the pharmacy | 9.5 (5–17) |
| Pharmacy staff (full time equivalent) in the pharmacy | 4 (3–5) |
| Service users per day | 55 (40–100) |
| Estimated percentage of male service users seen in the pharmacy | 61 (52–62) |
| Service users seen in the consultation room per day | 8 (5–12) |
| Estimated number of service users given healthcare advice | 20 (16–37) |
| Service Users | n (%) (n = 51) |
| Women | 43 (84) |
| Age | |
| Children | 1 (2) (completed by the mother) |
| 18–24 | 8 (16) |
| 25–34 | 10 (20) |
| 35–44 | 4 (8) |
| 45–54 | 11 (22) |
| 55–64 | 7 (14) |
| 65–74 | 4 (8) |
| >75 | 4 (8) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 27 (53) |
| Asian | 14 (27) |
| Black | 4 (8) |
| Mixed | 4 (8) |
| UTI history | |
| Recurrent UTIs | 21 (41) |
| One or two prior episodes | 23 (45) |
| No prior episode | 6 (12) |
* One pharmacy technician was asked by a pharmacist to complete the pre-assessment questionnaire for the pharmacy, but this participant did not participate in the interviews nor the trial of the leaflets.