Table 1.
Demographic and practice characteristics of pharmacists.
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Marital status | |
| Single | 312 (56.7) |
| Married | 227 (41.3) |
| Divorced | 7 (1.3) |
| Widowed | 4 (0.7) |
| Geographic area | |
| North Jordan | 269 (48.8) |
| Middle Jordan | 254 (46.1) |
| South Jordan | 28 (5.1) |
| Educational level | |
| BPharm | 491 (89.1) |
| PharmD | 44 (8.0) |
| Graduate degree | 16 (2.9) |
| Place of graduation | |
| Public | 353 (64.3) |
| Private | 184 (33.6) |
| Overseas | 11 (2.0) |
| Type of pharmacy | |
| Chain | 167 (30.5) |
| Independent | 381 (69.5) |
| Description of practice | |
| Staff pharmacist | 317 (57.7) |
| Pharmacist in charge | 193 (35.2) |
| Owner | 39 (7.1) |
| Menopausal status | |
| Premenopausal | 536 (97.6) |
| Postmenopausal | 13 (2.4) |
| Smoking status | |
| Current | 30 (5.5) |
| Past | 9 (1.6) |
| Never | 511 (92.9) |
| Personal history of breast cancer | |
| Yes | 24 (4.4) |
| No | 526 (95.6) |
| Family history of breast cancer | |
| Yes | 78 (14.2) |
| No | 469 (85.1) |
| I do not know | 4 (0.7) |
| Personal monthly income | |
| <500 JD | 408 (75.6) |
| 500–1000 JD | 125 (23.1) |
| >1000 JD | 7 (1.3) |
| Oncology education in the undergraduate degree | |
| Adequate | 65 (11.8) |
| Fair | 201 (36.5) |
| Inadequate | 284 (51.6) |
| Attendance of continuing education events related to cancer awareness in the last two years | |
| None | 418 (75.9) |
| 1 CEU | 102 (18.5) |
| 2 CEUs | 24 (4.4) |
| >2 CEUs | 7 (1.3) |
BPharm: Bachelor's in Pharmacy; CEU: Continuing education unit; PharmD: Doctor of Pharmacy degree.