Table 1.
Demographics of respondents.
| Categories | Postal Survey, N (%) (N = 208) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Median (IQR) | 33 (29.0–41.8) |
| Minimum | 24 |
| Maximum | 81 |
| Experience as community pharmacist (years) | |
| Median (IQR) | 6.0 (3.0–11.0) |
| Minimum | 0.3 |
| Maximum | 44.0 |
| Missing | 1 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 64 (30.8) |
| Female | 144 (69.2) |
| Highest education | |
| Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy | 119 (57.2) |
| Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D.) | 67 (32.2) |
| Post-graduation degree | 22 (10.6) |
| Role in a pharmacy | |
| Owner | 115 (55.3) |
| Employee | 93 (44.7) |
| Type of pharmacy | |
| Independent pharmacy | 133 (63.9) |
| Chain pharmacy | 74 (35.6) |
| Missing | 1 (0.5) |
| Accreditation status 1 | |
| No | 88 (42.3) |
| Yes | 120 (57.7) |
| Region | |
| Central | 92 (44.2) |
| Northern | 39 (18.8) |
| Northeastern | 30 (14.4) |
| Southern | 40 (19.2) |
| Missing | 7 (3.4) |
1 Community pharmacy accreditation in Thailand is voluntary. The accreditation criteria comprise five domains: premises and facilities, personnel, drug inventory and stock records, dispensing and patient care, and patient satisfaction and health promotion.