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

Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

Variables	Categories	Participants (n)	% (weighted population^a)
Demographics
Age (years)	20–30	240	26.1
	31–40	287	30.4
	41–50	203	20.9
	51–60	171	17.5
	> 60	52	5.1
Gender	Female	748	78.5
Gender	Male	205	21.5
Ethnicity	White	430	45.4
	Asian	246	23.6
	Black	225	25.5
	Coloured	52	5.5
Marital status	Married	583	60.7
	Never married	244	25.8
	Divorced	57	5.8
	Living together as married partners	55	6.5
	Widowed	14	1.3
Highest qualification	Bachelors	792	83.6
	Masters	139	14.1
	Doctoral	22	2.3
Professional experience (years)	0–5	190	20.4
	> 5–10	198	21.9
	> 10–20	242	25.0
	> 20	323	32.7
Current pharmacy practice sector^b	Community/retail pharmacy	425	44.5
	Public sector hospital or clinic	229	25.7
	Pharmaceutical industry	136	13.8
	Private sector hospital or clinic	130	13.3
	Pharmaceutical wholesaler/distributor	47	4.7
	Academia	31	3.4
	Research pharmacy	24	2.3
	None of the above	61	6.1
Province (geographic/practice location)	Gauteng	353	32.5
	KwaZulu-Natal	187	16.5
	Western Cape	167	15.3
	Eastern Cape	77	14.7
	North–West	46	4.6
	Limpopo	48	6.4
	Mpumalanga	29	5.2
	Free State	26	3.4
	Northern Cape	20	1.4
Pre-existing chronic health conditions	Yes	287	29.4
Pre-existing chronic health conditions	No	666	70.6
History of a mental health condition/s	Yes	164	17.4
	No	784	82.1
	Missing	5	0.5
Ever tested positive for COVID-19	Yes	195	20.9
	No	747	78.0
	Missing	11	1.1

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