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Table 1 Number and characteristics of participants in each of the eight focus groups

From: Barriers and facilitators to hospital pharmacists’ engagement in medication safety activities: a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework

Focus groups

Number of participants

Age, mean

Male, n

Experience (years), mean

DMH – FG1

5

24.6

5

2.0

DMH – FG2

5

24.8

4

1.8

FHRH – FG1

5

26.8

5

2.8

FHRH – FG2

5

27.2

4

3.0

GUH

6

26.5

5

2.4

DTH

9

26.0

7

2.6

FH

4

25.5

4

2.0

Mixed hospitalsa

5

24.8

5

2.8

Total

44

25.8

39

2.4

  1. aHospital pharmacists from Metema, Woldiya, Gondar University, and Enat hospitals were involved. Abbreviations: DMH Debre Markos hospital, FHRH Felege Hiwot referral hospital, GUH Gondar university hospital, DTH Debre Tabor hospital, FH Finoteselam hospital