Skip to main content

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of PPs (n = 301), Dessie city administration, 2019

From: Pharmacy professionals’ perceptions of their professional duties in the Ethiopian health care system: a mixed methods study

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percent

Sex

Male

173

57.5

Female

128

42.5

Age

20–30

196

65.1

31–40

91

30.2

41 and above

14

4.7

Religion

Orthodox

185

61.5

Muslim

106

35.2

Others*

10

3.3

Ethnicity

Amhara

263

87.4

Tigre

19

6.3

Oromo

8

2.7

Others**

11

3.7

Marital status

Single

124

41.2

Married

161

53.5

Divorced

16

5.3

Educational level

Diploma

149

49.5

Bachelor degree

141

46.8

Master’s degree

11

3.7

Total work experience

0–5 years

143

47.5

5.1–10 years

102

33.9

 > 10 years

56

18.6

  1. Others* = Protestant; Catholic; others** = Gurage, Wolayta, Agew