Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of community pharmacists
| Demographic information | Variables | Frequency (%) | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 34.54 ± 12.07 | ||
| *Age group (n = 95) | ≤ 25 | 13 (13.7) | |
| 26–45 | 68 (71.6) | ||
| 46–65 | 11 (11.6) | ||
| 66+ | 3 (3.2) | ||
| Gender (n = 120) | Male | 76 (63.3) | |
| Female | 44 (36.7) | ||
| Country of pharmaceutical training (n = 121) | Nigeria | 116 (95.9) | |
| Outside Nigeria | 5 (4.1) | ||
| Cadre of pharmacist (n = 118) | Superintendent pharmacist | 52 (44.1) | |
| NYSC pharmacist | 7 (5.9) | ||
| Post-intern locum pharmacist | 9 (7.6) | ||
| Pharmacy manager | 21 (17.8) | ||
| Staff pharmacist | 29 (24.6) | ||
| Highest educational qualification (n = 122) | B.Pharm | 94 (77.0) | |
| Pharm. D | 9 (7.4) | ||
| M.Pharm/M.Sc | 13 (10.7) | ||
| FPCPharm | 3 (2.5) | ||
| MBA | 1 (0.8) | ||
| Ph.D | 2 (1.6) | ||
| Practiced in other pharmacy setting (n = 120) | Yes | 99 (82.5) | |
| No | 21 (17.5) | ||
| Previous area of practice (n = 102) | Research/Academia | 4 (3.9) | |
| Hospital | 69 (67.6) | ||
| Government and NGOs | 3 (2.9) | ||
| Pharmaceutical industry | 12 (11.8) | ||
| Sales representative | 13 (12.7) | ||
| Public health | 1 (1.0) | ||
|
*Years of post-NYSC community practice Group (n = 108) |
6.33 ± 9.34 | ||
| ≤ 5 | 74 (68.5) | ||
| 6–17 | 24 (22.2) | ||
| 18–29 | 1 (0.9) | ||
| 30+ | 9 (8.3) | ||
|
*Years of community pharmacy experience Group (n = 121) |
6.31 ± 8.69 | ||
| ≤ 5 | 84 (69.4) | ||
| 6–20 | 29 (24.0) | ||
| 21–35 | 5 (4.1) | ||
| 36+ | 3 (2.5) | ||
| *Estimated number of prescriptions filled or seen in the pharmacy per day (n = 113) | 36.80 ± 48.93 | ||
| ≤ 50 | 94 (83.2) | ||
| 51–140 | 16 (14.2) | ||
| 141–230 | 1 (0.9) | ||
| 231+ | 2 (1.8) | ||
| *Estimated number of PCs attended to per day (n = 116) | 85.16 ± 129.01 | ||
| ≤ 100 | 94 (81.0) | ||
| 101–400 | 20 (17.2) | ||
| 701+ | 2 (1.7) | ||
|
*Estimated time spent with each pharmacy customer (min) Group (n = 120) |
8.38 ± 4.87 | ||
| ≤ 2 | 5 (4.2) | ||
| 3–8 | 59 (49.2) | ||
| 9–14 | 37 (30.8) | ||
| 15+ | 19 (15.8) |
MBA Master in Business Administration, PCs pharmacy customers, B.Pharm Bachelor of Pharmacy, PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy, FPCPharm Fellow Postgraduate College of Pharmacists, M.Sc Master of Science, NYSC National Youth Service Corps, NGO Non-Governmental Organization, M.Pharm Master of Pharmacy
*Binned variables based on equal width interval of scanned cases