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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) |
