Table 4. Difference in perception regarding telepharmacy implantation by sample characteristics.
| Variables | Perception regarding telepharmacy benefits | Perception regarding eligibility | Perception regarding regulatory issues | Perception regarding telepharmacy in COVID-19 pandemic and beyond | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | χ2 | p | Negative | Positive | χ2 | p | Negative | Positive | χ2 | p | Negative | Positive | χ2 | p | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||||||||
| Gender | 0.98 | 0.321 | 3.12 | 0.07 | 4.56 | 0.03 | 2.90 | 0.08 | ||||||||
| Female | 29 (20.4) | 113 (79.6) | 93 (65.5) | 49 (34.5) | 55 (38.7) | 87 (61.3) | 48 (33.8) | 94 (66.2) | ||||||||
| Male | 39 (16.4) | 199 (83.6) | 134 (56.3) | 104 (43.7) | 67 (28.2) | 171 (71.8) | 61 (25.6) | 177 (74.4) | ||||||||
| Age | 1.06 | 0.59 | 4.74 | 0.09 | 6.18 | 0.03 | 6.90 | 0.03 | ||||||||
| 20–29 years | 54 (19.1) | 229 (80.9) | 178 (62.9) | 105 (37.1) | 100 (35.3) | 183 (64.7) | 91 (32.2) | 192 (67.8) | ||||||||
| 30–39 years | 13 (14.4) | 77 (85.6) | 45 (50.0) | 45 (50.0) | 19 (21.1) | 71 (78.9) | 169 (17.8) | 74 (82.2) | ||||||||
| 40 years & above | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | ||||||||
| Job location | 0.94 | 0.62 | 6.02 | 0.04 | 1.08 | 0.58 | 1.83 | 0.41 | ||||||||
| Community Pharmacy | 25 (20.7) | 96 (79.3) | 66 (54.5) | 55 (45.5) | 35 (28.9) | 86 (71.1) | 39 (32.2) | 82 (67.8) | ||||||||
| Hospital Pharmacy | 13 (16.0) | 68 (84.0) | 43 (53.1) | 38 (46.9) | 29 (35.8) | 52 (64.2) | 19 (23.5) | 62 (76.5) | ||||||||
| Others | 30 (16.9) | 148 (83.1) | 118 (66.3) | 60 (33.7) | 58 (32.6) | 120 (67.4) | 51 (28.7) | 127 (71.3) | ||||||||
| Province | 4.72 | 0.31 | 4.19 | 0.38 | 1.19 | 0.88 | 4.14 | 0.39 | ||||||||
| Baluchistan | 9 (18.8) | 39 (81.2) | 25 (52.1) | 23 (47.9) | 16 (33.3) | 32 (66.7) | 12 (25.0) | 36 (75.0) | ||||||||
| GB | 5 (26.3) | 14 (73.7) | 14 (73.7) | 5 (26.3) | 5 (26.3) | 14 (73.7) | 6 (31.6) | 13 (68.4) | ||||||||
| KPK | 17 (12.6) | 118 (87.4) | 76 (56.3) | 59 (43.7) | 40 (29.6) | 95 (70.4) | 32 (23.7) | 103 (76.3) | ||||||||
| Punjab | 22 (19.8) | 89 (80.2) | 69 (62.2) | 42 (37.8) | 39 (35.1) | 72 (64.9) | 35 (31.5) | 76 (68.5) | ||||||||
| Sindh | 15 (22.4) | 52 (77.6) | 43 (64.2) | 24 (35.8) | 22 (32.8) | 45 (67.2) | 24 (35.8) | 43 (64.2) | ||||||||
Note:
Bold represent significant results with p-value <0.05.