Table 9 Pharmacists’ practice towards PV and ADR reporting vs sociodemographic characteristics

Gender

 Female

18 (11–21)

 Male

16 (11–21)

Age

 20–29

19 (12–21)

 30–39

13.5 (11–20.75)

 40–49

15 (11–19)

 ≥ 50

13.5 (11–19.25)

Nationality

 Emirati

13.5 (10–21)

 Non-Emirati:

  - Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Yemen)

17 (11–20)

  - Asia (India, Pakistan, Philippines, Bangladesh)

15 (11–20)

  - Africa (Moroccan, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia)

19 (12–21)

  - America and North America (USA, Canada)^c

–

  - Europe (UK, Cyprus)^c

–

Qualification

 Diploma in Pharmacy

18.5 (12.75–19.5)

 Bachelor in Pharmacy

19 (12–21)

 PharmD

13 (11–20)

 Master in Pharmacy

15 (11–20)

 PhD

14 (10.5–18.5)

Country of graduation

 UAE

14.5 (11–20)

 Other countries:

  - Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran)

17 (11.5–21.5)

  - Asia (India, Pakistan, Philippines, Bangladesh)

15 (11–20)

  - Africa (Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia)

19 (12–21)

  - America and North America (USA, Canada)

22 (15–22)

  - Europe (UK, Cyprus)^c

–

Current position

 Pharmacist technician^c

–

 Pharmacist

19 (12.5–21)

 Clinical pharmacist

12 (11–17.25)

 Pharmacist in charge

15 (11–20)

 Inpatient pharmacist

13 (11–19)

 Outpatient pharmacist

13 (11.5–21)

 Pharmacy manager

13 (11–19)

Years of experiences

 < 5

19 (12–21)

 5–9

13 (11–20)

 10–14

13 (11–18.25)

 ≥ 15

11 (10.5–16.5)

Type of setting (hospitals)

 Semi-governmental hospitals

17.5 (11–21)

 Private non-teaching hospitals

18.5 (12–21)

 Private teaching hospitals

11 (10–13)

 Governmental hospitals

13 (10.5–19)

Name of the emirates

 Abu Dhabi

16 (12–20)

 Dubai

18 (11–20)

 Northern Emirates (Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Fujairah)

19 (11–22)