Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pharmacy customers
From: Patient medication counselling in community pharmacy: evaluation of the quality and content
Demographic information | Variables | Frequency (percentage %) | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, (n = 566) |  |  | 34.16 ± 13.35 |
*Age group | ≤ 23 | 192 (33.9) |  |
26–44 | 257 (45.4) |  | |
45–63 | 102 (18.0) |  | |
64+ | 15 (2.7) | Â | |
Gender (n = 560) | Male | 278 (49.6) |  |
Female | 282(50.4) | Â | |
Religion (n = 533) | Christianity | 376 (70.5) |  |
Islam | 155 (29.1) | Â | |
Traditional practice | 2 (0.4) | Â | |
Marital status (n = 557) | Single | 283 (50.8) |  |
Married | 246 (44.2) | Â | |
Widowed | 17 (3.1) | Â | |
Divorced | 5 (0.9) | Â | |
Separated | 1 (1.1) | Â | |
Highest academic qualification obtained (n = 551) | No formal education | 15 (2.7) |  |
Primary education | 23(4.2) | Â | |
Secondary education | 180 (32.7) | Â | |
Tertiary education | 241 (43.7) | Â | |
Postgraduate education | 92 (16.7) | Â | |
Working status (n = 552) | Self-employed | 132 (23.9) |  |
Employee | 116 (21.0) | Â | |
Unemployed | 27 (4.9) | Â | |
Civil/public servant | 41 (7.4) | Â | |
Artisan | 18 (3.3) | Â | |
Student | 145 (26.3) | Â | |
Farmer | 4 (0.7) | Â | |
Trader | 28 (5.1) | Â | |
Businessman/woman | 37 (6.7) | Â | |
Others | 4 (0.7) | Â |