Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 594), September, 2014
Characteristics | Category | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 328 (55.0) |
Female | 264 (45.0) | |
Age (in years) | <35 | 507 (90.0) |
≥35 | 55 (10.0) | |
Marital status | Married | 230 (39.0) |
Single | 353 (59.0) | |
Divorced | 5 (1.0) | |
Widowed | 5 (1.0) | |
Profession | Physicians | 244 (41.0) |
BSc Nurses | 275 (46.0) | |
Health Officers | 75 (13.0) | |
Current area of practice | Internal medicine | 245 (41.0) |
Pediatrics | 113 (19.0) | |
Outpatient Department | 76 (13.0) | |
Surgery | 40 (7.0) | |
Gynecology/Obstetrics | 36 (6.0) | |
Emergency Medicine | 31 (5.0) | |
Psychiatry | 17 (3.0) | |
Othersa | 35 (6.0) | |
Total years of work experience in the healthcare system | <2 years | 250 (43.0) |
2- 5 years | 158 (27.0) | |
>5 years | 171 (29.0) | |
Total years of experience in setting where there is provision of clinical pharmacy service | <1 year | 282 (82.0) |
≥1 year | 62 (18.0) |