Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of Community Pharmacists and pharmacies

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Sex
Male	149	63.1
Female	87	36.9
Age
21-30 years	138	58.5
31-40 years	88	37.3
41-50 years	10	4.2
Education
Bachelor’s degree	219	92.8
Master’s degree	12	5.1
Others	5	2.1
Marital status
Single	127	53.8
Married	109	46.2
Religion
Christian	210	89.0
Muslim	7	3.0
Others	3	1.3
Prefer not to say	16	6.8
Place of graduation
University of Rwanda	168	71.2
Mount Kenya University	37	15.7
Foreign university	31	13.1
Graduation year
> 2011	21	8.9
2011-2015	72	30.5
2016-2020	143	60.6
Location of pharmacy
Kigali city	136	57.6
Southern Province	32	13.6
Northern Province	16	6.8
Western Province	22	9.3
Eastern Province	30	12.7
Ownership of pharmacy
Owner	68	28.8
Employee	168	71.2
Professional experience in community pharmacy
1-5 years	162	68.6
6-10 years	58	24.6
11-15 years	9	3.8
16-20 years	5	2.1
More than 20 years	2	0.8
Working daily hours
< 7 hours	6	2.5
7-8 hours	108	45.8
9-10 hours	77	32.6
11-12 hours	25	10.6
> 12 hours	20	8.5
Number of prescriptions per day
1-20 prescriptions	83	35.2
21-40 prescriptions	69	29.2
41-60 prescriptions	31	13.1
61-80 prescriptions	12	5.1
81 and above prescriptions	17	7.2
Not sure	15	6.4
Prefer not to say	9	3.8
Age of most prevalent patients seeking service
< 18 years	18	7.6
18-49 years	159	67.4
50 and above	10	4.2
Not sure	40	16.9
Prefer not to say	9	3.8
Availability of other health professionals in the pharmacy
Nurse	232	98.3
Nutritionist	1	0.4
Others	1	0.4
Only Pharmacist	2	0.8