Mental health outcomes and workplace quality of life among South African pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Sampling framework for selection of survey population

Province (geographic/practice location)	Number of registered Pharmacists in South Africa^a	Study design			Collected data
Province (geographic/practice location)	Number of registered Pharmacists in South Africa^a	Sample Size	Selection Probability	Sampling Weight	Final number of respondents	Analysis Weights
Eastern Cape	2082	361	0.173	5.767	77	27.039
Free State	482	84	0.174	5.738	26	18.538
Gauteng	4603	798	0.173	5.768	353	13.040
KwaZulu Natal	2335	405	0.173	5.765	187	12.487
Limpopo	900	156	0.173	5.769	48	18.750
Mpumalanga	732	127	0.173	5.764	29	25.241
North-West	650	113	0.174	5.752	46	14.130
Northern Cape	203	35	0.172	5.800	20	10.150
Western Cape	2163	375	0.173	5.768	167	12.952
Total	14,150	2454			953

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