TABLE 1.
Demographics of survey participants.
| Characteristics | Total; n (%) | BS pharm; n (%) | Resident pharm; n (%) | Specialist pharm; n (%) | Primary pharm; n (%) | Other; n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 88 (8.3) | 61 (9.3) | 3 (6.0) | 11 (8.3) | 9 (7.2) | 2 (3) |
| Female | 953 (90.1) | 591 (89.8) | 47 (94.0) | 121 (91.0) | 114 (91.2) | 64 (97) |
| Unknown | 17 (1.1) | 6 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Age category (years) | ||||||
| <30 | 381 (36.0) | 249 (37.8) | 44 (88.0) | 22 (16.5) | 4 (3.2) | 60 (90.9) |
| 30–39 | 278 (26.3) | 222 (33.7) | 5 (10.0) | 29 (21.8) | 10 (8.0) | 2 (3.0) |
| 40–49 | 267 (25.2) | 163 (24.8) | 1 (2.0) | 52 (39.1) | 43 (34.4) | 4 (6.0) |
| 50–59 | 67 (6.3) | 17 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (15.8) | 26 (20.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| >59 | 52 (4.9) | 3 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (6.8) | 40 (32.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unknown | 13 (1.2) | 4 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Level of professional training | ||||||
| Msc Pharm | 73 (6.9) | 54 (8.2) | 3 (6.0) | 6 (4.5) | 10 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| PharmD | 48 (4.5) | 25 (3.8) | 2 (4.0) | 12 (9.0) | 9 (7.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Professional experience (years) | ||||||
| 0–5 | 418 (39.5) | 285 (43.3) | 41 (82.0) | 24 (18.1) | 7 (5.6) | 57 (83.4) |
| 6–10 | 257 (24.3) | 215 (32.7) | 9 (18.0) | 16 (12.0) | 8 (6.4) | 4 (6.1) |
| 11–20 | 213 (20.1) | 137 (20.8) | 0 (0.0) | 41 (30.8) | 26 (20.8) | 1 (1.5) |
| >20 | 156 (14.7) | 21 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 52 (39.1) | 82 (65.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unknown | 14 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.6) | 4 (6.1) |
| Primary work setting | ||||||
| Independent pharmacy | 472 (44.6) | 300 (45.6) | 12 (24.0) | 68 (51.1) | 67 (53.6) | 18 (27.3) |
| Chain pharmacy | 387 (35.6) | 293 (45.5) | 23 (46.0) | 31 (23.3) | 17 (13.6) | 13 (19.7) |
| Hospital pharmacy | 60 (5.7) | 13 (2.0) | 6 (12.0) | 13 (9.8) | 28 (22.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| University | 71 (6.7) | 13 (2.0) | 8 (16.0) | 10 (7.5) | 6 (4.8) | 34 (51.5) |
| Pharmaceutical Company | 51 (4.8) | 31 (4.7) | 2 (4.0) | 8 (6.0) | 4 (3.2) | 4 (6.1) |
| Other | 28 (2.6) | 10 (1.5) | 3 (6.0) | 6 (4.5) | 5 (4.0) | 4 (6.1) |
| Unknown | 22 (2.1) | 11 (1.7) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.5) |
| Area of activity | ||||||
| Rural | 136 (12.9) | 92 (14.0) | 3 (6.0) | 20 (15.0) | 11 (8.8) | 7 (10.6) |
| Urban, < 50.000 residents | 262 (24.8) | 179 (27.2) | 5 (10.0) | 22 (16.5) | 35 (28.0) | 16 (24.2) |
| Urban, >50.000 residents | 645 (61.0) | 387 (58.8) | 42 (84.0) | 90 (67.7) | 77 (61.6) | 39 (50.1) |
| Unknown | 15 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | 4 (6.1) |
| Geographical region | ||||||
| West Romania (Banat) | 87 (8.2) | 55 (8.4) | 2 (4.0) | 13 (9.8) | 11 (8.8) | 4 (6.1) |
| South-East Romania (Dobrogea) | 89 (8.4) | 82 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 5 (7.6) |
| North-East Romania (Moldova) | 233 (22.0) | 150 (22.8) | 1 (2.0) | 29 (21.8) | 39 (31.2) | 8 (12.1) |
| South-Romania (Muntenia) | 224 (21.2) | 127 (19.3) | 10 (20.0) | 32 (24.1) | 32 (25.6) | 15 (22.7) |
| South-West Romania (Oltenia) | 54 (5.1) | 33 (5.0) | 2 (4.0) | 11 (8.3) | 4 (3.2) | 3 (4.5) |
| Center, North and North-West Romania (Transilvania) | 362 (34.2) | 209 (31.8) | 35 (70.0) | 47 (35.3) | 38 (30.4) | 31 (47.0) |
| Unknown | 9 (0.9) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Not every participant answered every question.
BS, bachelor of science; PharmD, doctor of pharmacy; MSc Pharm, Master degree in Pharmacy; Pharm, Pharmacist.