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Table 4 Demographic comparison of the change in the knowledge and attitude scores of community pharmacists before and after the diabetes care educational session

From: Impact of an educational program on community pharmacist’s preparedness to conduct pharmacist-led diabetes clinic in Saudi Arabia

Variable

Change in knowledge

Change in attitude

Pre-test mean ± SD

Post-test mean ± SD

p-value

Pre-test mean ± SD

Post-test mean ± SD

p-value

Gender

 Male

9.97 ± 2.76

14.75 ± 2.15

0.985

49.19 ± 5.89

51.55 ± 4.91

0.492

 Female

10.5 ± 1.29

15.25 ± 0.95

 

52.25 ± 5.18

54.75 ± 4.57

 

Age

 25–30

10.10 ± 2.31

14.55 ± 2.48

0.722

51.1 ± 4.45

52.6 ± 4.28

0.972

 31–40

10.00 ± 3.07

15.16 ± 1.53

 

48.21 ± 6.72

51.57 ± 5.30

 

 More than 40

9.00 ± 0.1

13.00 ± 0.1

 

42

43

 

Total years of experience

 Less than 1 year

11.00 ± 1.58

15.60 ± 1.14

0.998

51 ± 5.29

55.2 ± 4.08

0.289

 1–3 years

11.00 ± 1.41

16.00 ± 1.41

 

48 ± 8.48

48 ± 4.24

 

 3–6 years

9.67 ± 2.57

14.67 ± 1.87

 

50.16 ± 4.01

53 ± 2.93

 

 6–10 years

9.75 ± 3.41

14.44 ± 2.60

 

48.12 ± 6.86

50.23 ± 4.96

 

 More than 10 years

10.40 ± 0.89

15.00 ± 1.58

 

51.4 ± 6.94

53.2 ± 7.53

 

Education

 Bachelors in pharmacy

9.88 ± 2.79

14.68 ± 2.18

0.998

49.5 ± 5.9

51.41 ± 4.97

0.885

 Doctor of pharmacy

11.00 ± 1.58

15.60 ± 1.14

 

51 ± 5.29

55.2 ± 4.08

 

 Master of pharmacy

10.00 ± 0.01

15.00 ± 0.01

 

42

51

 

Years of practice in community pharmacy in Saudi Arabia

 Less than 1 year

10.14 ± 2.61

14.86 ± 1.95

0.957

49.71 ± 4.92

54 ± 4.08

0.498

 1–3 years

11.50 ± 1.00

16.00 ± 1.15

 

50 ± 5.47

51.25 ± 4.92

 

 3–6 years

9.53 ± 2.26

14.00 ± 2.44

 

49.17 ± 7.15

51.76 ± 4.39

 

 6–10 years

10.22 ± 4.05

15.56 ± 1.23

 

49.11 ± 4.04

51.77 ± 6.39

 

 More than 10 years

10.00 ± 1.00

15.33 ± 2.08

 

51.33 ± 8.14

48.66 ± 6.02