Table 1 Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the participants (n = 435)
From: Factors associated with empathy among community pharmacists in Lebanon
| Factor | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 223 (52.0%) |
| Female | 206 (48.0%) |
| District | |
| Beirut | 77 (18.0%) |
| Mount Lebanon | 150 (35.1%) |
| North | 66 (15.5%) |
| South | 48 (11.2%) |
| Bekaa | 48 (11.2%) |
| Educational level | |
| Bachelor of science | 250 (58.4%) |
| Pharm.D | 106 (24.8%) |
| Masters | 60 (14.0%) |
| PhD | 12 (2.8%) |
| Professional status | |
| Employer | 299 (68.7%) |
| Employee | 128 (30.0%) |
| Experience | |
| Less than 6 months | 24 (5.6%) |
| 6 months to 1 year | 20 (4.6%) |
| 1 year to less than 3 years | 36 (8.4%) |
| 3 years to less than 6 years | 64 (14.8%) |
| 6 years to less than 12 years | 118 (27.4%) |
| More than 12 years | 169 (39.2%) |
| Approximate number of patients seen per day in the pharmacy | |
| < 10 | 3 (0.7%) |
| 10–50 | 131 (30.8%) |
| 50–100 | 188 (44.2%) |
| > 100 | 103 (24.2%) |
| Working hours per week | |
| 1–16 h per week | 27 (6.3%) |
| 17–31 h per week | 48 (11.2%) |
| 32–40 h per week | 96 (22.3%) |
| More than 40 h per week | 259 (60.2%) |
| Social status of the patients | |
| Poor | 26 (6.1%) |
| Middle | 193 (45.6%) |
| High | 16 (3.8%) |
| Do not know | 185 (43.7%) |
| Family income per month | |
| < 1000 USD | 35 (8.9%) |
| 1000–2000 USD | 90 (20.7%) |
| 2000–3000 USD | 129 (32.7%) |
| > 3000 USD | 140 (35.5%) |
| Mean ± SD | |
| Age (in years) | 38.97 ± 11.13 |
| House crowding index | 0.89 ± 0.44 |