Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants.
| Characteristics | Range/Groups | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | 30 or below | 159 (27.7) |
| 31–40 | 252 (44.0) | |
| 41–50 | 137 (23.9) | |
| 51 or above | 25 (4.4) | |
| Mean age ± SD = 34.9 ± 2.6 | ||
| Gender | Male | 573 (100.0) |
| Female | 0 (0.0) | |
| Education | Formal education | 467 (81.5) |
| Professional education | 106 (18.5) | |
| Experience (Years) | 5–10 | 279 (48.7) |
| 11–15 | 222 (38.7) | |
| More than 15 | 72 (12.6) | |
| Status in pharmacy | Employee | 294 (51.3) |
| Manager | 41 (7.2) | |
| Proprietor | 238 (41.5) | |
| Prescriptions (all types of medicines) per day | Less or 50 | 314 (54.8) |
| 51–100 | 176 (30.7) | |
| More than 100 | 83 (14.5) | |
| Total antibiotics dispensed per day(Prescribed + Non prescribed) | Less or 20 | 287 (50.1) |
| 21–40 | 197 (34.4) | |
| More than 40 | 89 (15.5) | |
| DoNA per day | Less or 10 | 273 (47.7) |
| 11–20 | 199 (34.7) | |
| More than 20 | 101 (17.6) | |