Table 1.
Frequency distribution of sociodemographic characteristics of participants (N = 486).
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 104 (21.4) |
| Female | 382 (78.6) |
| Age group | |
| Up to 25 | 179 (36.8) |
| 26-30 | 143 (29.4) |
| 31-35 | 67 (13.8) |
| Above 35 | 97 (20.0) |
| Experience (years) | |
| ≤5 | 242 (49.8) |
| 6-10 | 79 (16.3) |
| >10 | 165 (34) |
| Levels of education | |
| Diplomate in Pharmacy | 52 (10.7) |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy | 253 (52.1) |
| PharmD | 106 (21.8) |
| Master's Degree in Pharmacy or a higher degree | 75 (15.4) |
| Current work situation | |
| Full-time Hospital Pharmacy | 156 (31.8) |
| Full-time Community Pharmacy | 197 (40.2) |
| Part-time in Community Pharmacy | 133 (27.4) |
| Monthly income (USD$) | |
| Less than 700 | 274 (56.4) |
| 700-1400 | 156 (32.1) |
| More than1400 | 56 (11.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 223 (45.5) |
| Single | 263 (54.1) |
| Have children | |
| Yes | 188 (38.6) |
| No | 298 (61.3) |
| Area of work | |
| Urban | 392 (80.7) |
| Rural | 94 (19.3) |
| Source of information | |
| Local channels and international channels | 123 (25.3) |
| social media | 283 (58.2) |
| WHO website and social pages | 28 (5.8) |
| Scientific journals | 16 (3.3) |
| Others (e.g., workplace and colleagues, and ministry of health (MOH) website) | 36 (7.4) |
| Frequency of use of source of information | |
| Daily | 165 (34.0) |
| Weekly | 264 (54.3) |
| Monthly | 57 (11.7) |