Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the community pharmacists
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Location | Â | Â |
 Benghazi | 69 | 60.5 |
 Derna | 14 | 12.3 |
 Tripoli | 11 | 9.6 |
 Tobruk | 4 | 3.5 |
 Alqubha | 3 | 2.6 |
 Sebha | 2 | 1.8 |
 Al- Majr | 2 | 1.8 |
 Others | 7 | 6.1 |
Mean age (SD) | 29.4 ± 4.6 |  |
Gender | Â | Â |
 Male | 52 | 45.6 |
 Female | 62 | 54.4 |
Years of experience | Â | Â |
 Less than 10 years | 89 | 78.1 |
 More than 10 years | 24 | 21.1 |
Highest qualification | Â | Â |
 Bachelor of Pharmacy | 93 | 81.6 |
 PharmD | 10 | 8.8 |
 Masters | 6 | 5.3 |
 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | 1 | 0.9 |
Type of pharmacy | Â | Â |
 Chain pharmacy | 18 | 15.8 |
 Independent pharmacy | 96 | 84.2 |
Is there any community pharmacy within 200Â m radius away from your pharmacy? | Â | Â |
 Yes | 66 | 57.9 |
 No | 25 | 21.9 |
 I do not know | 23 | 20.2 |
Number of pharmacists in community pharmacy | Â | Â |
 Less than 10 pharmacists | 105 | 92.1 |
 More than 10 pharmacists | 9 | 7.9 |
Do you have pharmacy assistants in your community pharmacy? | Â | Â |
 Yes | 49 | 43.0 |
 No | 58 | 50.9 |
 I do not know | 7 | 6.1 |