Table 1.
Characteristics of the Study Sample.
|
Total |
Ever Purchase Online Medicinal Product |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | P-value | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| Total | 643 | 100 | 235 | 36.5 | 408 | 63.5 | ||
| Age Group | less than0.0001 | |||||||
| 18–35 | 203 | 31.4 | 70 | 34.7 | 132 | 65.3 | ||
| 36–55 | 364 | 56.6 | 151 | 41.5 | 213 | 58.5 | ||
| >55 | 77 | 12.0 | 14 | 18.2 | 63 | 81.8 | ||
| Gender | 0.001 | |||||||
| Male | 52 | 8.0 | 24 | 46.2 | 28 | 53.8 | ||
| Female | 591 | 92.0 | 211 | 34.8 | 380 | 65.2 | ||
| Nationality | 0.402 | |||||||
| Saudi | 416 | 64.7 | 154 | 37.0 | 262 | 63.0 | ||
| Resident | 227 | 35.3 | 81 | 35.7 | 146 | 64.3 | ||
| Education Level | 0.005 | |||||||
| Less than high school | 22 | 3.4 | 9 | 40.9 | 13 | 59.1 | ||
| High school | 132 | 20.5 | 33 | 25.0 | 99 | 75.0 | ||
| Undergraduate | 302 | 47.0 | 110 | 36.4 | 192 | 63.6 | ||
| Post graduate | 187 | 29.1 | 83 | 44.4 | 104 | 55.6 | ||
| Employment | 0.002 | |||||||
| Seeking work/ Not- Working | 371 | 57.7 | 125 | 33.7 | 246 | 66.3 | ||
| Working (part-time) | 84 | 13.1 | 23 | 27.4 | 61 | 72.6 | ||
| Working (full time) | 188 | 29.2 | 87 | 46.3 | 101 | 53.7 | ||
| Monthly Income | 0.001 | |||||||
| SR < 5,000 | 350 | 54.4 | 112 | 32.0 | 238 | 68.0 | ||
| SR 5,001–15,000 | 221 | 34.4 | 98 | 44.3 | 123 | 55.7 | ||
| SR > 15,000 | 72 | 11.2 | 23 | 34.7 | 47 | 65.3 | ||
| Region of Residence | 0.903 | |||||||
| North region | 29 | 4.5 | 11 | 37.9 | 18 | 62.1 | ||
| South region | 25 | 3.9 | 7 | 28.0 | 18 | 72.0 | ||
| East region | 44 | 6.8 | 16 | 36.4 | 28 | 63.6 | ||
| West region | 45 | 7.0 | 18 | 40.0 | 27 | 60.0 | ||
| Middle region | 500 | 77.8 | 183 | 36.6 | 317 | 63.5 | ||
| Note: Study Sample Comprised of 643 Participating Adults | ||||||||
| SR: Saudi Riyals | ||||||||