Table 4.
Demographics of the hospitals and pharmacists in ADDS Vs. TDDS
| Variable | ADDS | TDDS | χ2 value | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of beds in the hospital | 252 | 270 | ||
| ICU | 33 | 24 | 2.61 | 0.271 |
| Emergency | 32 | 40 | ||
| Inpatient | 187 | 206 | ||
| Number of pharmacists | 24 | 18 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 14 | 9 | 0.28 | 0.591 |
| Female | 10 | 9 | ||
| Age | ||||
| 20 -30 years | 7 | 3 | 0.88 | 0.346 |
| 31 – 50 years | 17 | 15 | ||
| Positions of Pharmacists | ||||
| Pharmacist | 10 | 11 | 1.80 | 0.405 |
| Senior Pharmacist | 13 | 6 | ||
| Chief Pharmacist | 1 | 1 | ||
| Qualifications | ||||
| Bachelor degree in Pharmacy | 19 | 14 | 0.23 | 0.887 |
| Master degree in Pharmacy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Pharm.D | 3 | 3 | ||
| Distribution of Pharmacists | 1.72 | 0.630 | ||
| Outpatient pharmacy | 8 | 5 | ||
| Inpatient pharmacy | 13 | 8 | ||
| Emergency pharmacy | 2 | 4 | ||
| Compounding | 1 | 1 |
χ2 – Chi-square statistics on distribution of demographic variable;
p < 0.05 in bold letters was considered as statistically significant