Table 6 Bivariate analysis taking hospital pharmacists’ competency domains as the dependent variables

Gender

 Male

154.07 ± 18.77

64.57 ± 6.93

57.28 ± 7.22

68.50 ± 7.24

108.64 ± 15.52

 Female

158.01 ± 16.67

63.95 ± 6.21

56.68 ± 8.28

69.00 ± 5.72

108.08 ± 13.24

 p value

0.429

0.741

0.801

0.775

0.888

Level of education

 BS Pharmacy

Yes

157.39 ± 17.44

64.12 ± 6.07

56.81 ± 8.08

68.92 ± 6.00

108.22 ± 13.80

No

157.25 ± 12.20

63.37 ± 8.66

56.50 ± 8.68

68.87 ± 5.74

107.62 ± 11.23

p value

0.982

0.817

0.918

0.982

0.905

 PharmD

Yes

155.10 ± 19.44

63.70 ± 6.57

55.93 ± 9.15

68.53 ± 6.17

107.23 ± 14.63

No

160.05 ± 13.27

64.47 ± 6.02

57.77 ± 6.61

69.37 ± 5.71

109.27 ± 12.20

p value

0.165

0.571

0.281

0.513

0.487

 Masters

Yes

155.56 ± 21.52

65.34 ± 5.24

56.91 ± 8.09

70.17 ± 6.11

109.26 ± 13.14

No

158.03 ± 15.16

63.59 ± 6.61

56.73 ± 8.15

68.46 ± 5.86

107.78 ± 13.75

p value

0.553

0.254

0.928

0.241

0.656

 PhD

Yes

166.00 ± 7.07

67.50 ± 0.70

63.00 ± 0.001

69.50 ± 7.77

117.00 ± 5.65

No

157.17 ± 17.10

63.97 ± 6.35

56.63 ± 8.12

68.90 ± 5.95

107.96 ± 13.61

p value

0.471

0.437

0.274

0.890

0.354

Highest degree related to your main field of work

 BS/PharmD/DU

156.66 ± 16.88

63.55 ± 6.40

56.24 ± 8.50

68.15 ± 5.95

107.46 ± 14.04

 Master/PhD/Postgraduate

160.11 ± 17.53

66.00 ± 5.62

58.83 ± 6.03

71.83 ± 5.09

110.88 ± 11.32

 p value

0.447

0.143

0.229

0.019

0.342

Language of pharmacy education

 French

157.33 ± 20.18

63.36 ± 7.21

54.86 ± 9.02

68.83 ± 6.38

106.23 ± 14.82

 English

157.00 ± 15.04

64.32 ± 5.79

57.66 ± 7.44

68.91 ± 5.80

108.92 ± 12.78

 p value

0.931

0.535

0.153

0.955

0.381

University of graduation as a pharmacist

 UL

154.95 ± 21.05

62.62 ± 7.14

53.95 ± 10.35

67.58 ± 7.08

104.54 ± 16.16

 LIU

160.54 ± 13.25

64.20 ± 6.57

57.87 ± 6.50

68.66 ± 5.98

109.83 ± 10.90

 Other

156.92 ± 16.35

64.84 ± 5.54

57.84 ± 7.12

69.89 ± 5.08

109.38 ± 13.15

 p value

0.515

0.398

0.133

0.319

0.305

University of the highest earned degree

 UL

154.95 ± 18.91

63.12 ± 6.36

54.04 ± 9.59

68.08 ± 6.54

105.54 ± 14.39

 LIU

160.72 ± 13.83

63.90 ± 6.79

57.72 ± 6.69

68.59 ± 6.02

109.54 ± 11.36

 Other

157.00 ± 17.42

64.68 ± 6.07

57.87 ± 7.61

69.58 ± 5.60

108.97 ± 14.18

 p value

0.511

0.630

0.149

0.595

0.533

Work Location

 Beirut

158.17 ± 16.59

64.91 ± 5.93

58.23 ± 6.51

69.14 ± 6.32

106.67 ± 13.52

 Mount Lebanon

158.42 ± 14.71

65.80 ± 4.74

57.80 ± 8.55

70.28 ± 5.28

112.47 ± 12.46

 South

155.08 ± 20.81

63.33 ± 7.48

56.41 ± 8.18

68.58 ± 6.55

108.41 ± 14.49

 North

154.27 ± 22.13

61.45 ± 6.23

53.54 ± 10.47

66.81 ± 6.19

106.00 ± 16.25

 Beqaa

158.77 ± 13.58

60.88 ± 8.16

53.33 ± 8.76

67.88 ± 5.08

106.11 ± 11.77

 p value

0.941

0.159

0.306

0.594

0.561

Number of beds at the hospital

 < 50

155.11 ± 16.31

64.61 ± 4.96

56.38 ± 8.28

69.16 ± 5.23

109.33 ± 10.05

 50–100

156.22 ± 17.99

61.61 ± 7.93

54.45 ± 8.59

66.64 ± 7.17

104.45 ± 15.87

 101–300

157.20 ± 17.92

65.62 ± 4.97

58.86 ± 7.58

70.31 ± 4.98

109.86 ± 13.64

 > 300

166.44 ± 9.20

66.33 ± 3.64

58.88 ± 6.15

71.77 ± 2.38

113.22 ± 7.96

 p value

0.392

0.048

0.161

0.038

0.245

Having another field of work

 I do not have another field of work

156.00 ± 17.68

62.62 ± 7.00

55.74 ± 8.02

68.52 ± 6.29

107.80 ± 13.79

 I have another work

159.33 ± 15.96

66.08 ± 4.50

58.25 ± 8.06

69.47 ± 5.45

108.69 ± 13.34

 p value

0.370

0.006

0.156

0.470

0.764

Age

p value

Number of working hours per day

p value

Number of working days per week

p value

Years of experience

p value