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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (N = 90) and their degree of satisfaction with pharmaceutical services

From: Outpatients satisfaction and perceptions toward pharmaceutical services in public and private hospitals in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

Variable

N (%)

Mean

SD#

P value*

Working time

 AM

54 (60)

3.39

0.66

0.009

 PM

36 (40)

3.03

0.59

 

Age (year)

 18–29

23 (25.6)

3.25

0.75

0.95

 30–39

27 (30)

3.3

0.64

 

 40–49

21 (23.3)

3.19

0.57

 

 50 and above

19 (21.1)

3.22

0.68

 

Gender

 Male

37 (41.1)

3.36

0.74

0.16

 Female

53 (58.9)

3.16

0.58

 

Marital status

 Single

23 (25.6)

3.28

0.65

0.697

 Married

53 (58.9)

3.2

0.68

 

 Divorced and widow

14 (15.6)

3.35

0.58

 

Education level

 Primary education and below

14 (15.6)

3.15

0.61

0.522

 Secondary education

40 (44.4)

3.33

0.72

 

 Bachelor and above

36 (40)

3.18

0.59

 

Family income

 Less than 2000 Nis

33 (36.7)

3.24

0.73

0.262

 2000–3000 Nis

32 (35.6)

3.12

0.63

 

 More than 3000 Nis

25 (27.8)

3.41

0.56

 

Employment status

 Employee

37 (41.1)

3.32

0.69

0.346

 Unemployed

53 (58.9)

3.19

0.64

 

Living place

 City

34 (37.8)

3.34

0.66

0.547

 Village

38 (42.2)

3.2

0.65

 

 Camp

18 (20)

3.15

0.66

 
  1. *Significant level for differences at (p < 0.05). One-way analysis of ANOVA was used for the mean difference of significance; #SD: standard deviation