Table 2 Demographic characteristics of Community Pharmacists and pharmacies
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 149 | 63.1 |
Female | 87 | 36.9 |
Age | ||
21-30 years | 138 | 58.5 |
31-40 years | 88 | 37.3 |
41-50 years | 10 | 4.2 |
Education | ||
Bachelor’s degree | 219 | 92.8 |
Master’s degree | 12 | 5.1 |
Others | 5 | 2.1 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 127 | 53.8 |
Married | 109 | 46.2 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 210 | 89.0 |
Muslim | 7 | 3.0 |
Others | 3 | 1.3 |
Prefer not to say | 16 | 6.8 |
Place of graduation | ||
University of Rwanda | 168 | 71.2 |
Mount Kenya University | 37 | 15.7 |
Foreign university | 31 | 13.1 |
Graduation year | ||
> 2011 | 21 | 8.9 |
2011-2015 | 72 | 30.5 |
2016-2020 | 143 | 60.6 |
Location of pharmacy | ||
Kigali city | 136 | 57.6 |
Southern Province | 32 | 13.6 |
Northern Province | 16 | 6.8 |
Western Province | 22 | 9.3 |
Eastern Province | 30 | 12.7 |
Ownership of pharmacy | ||
Owner | 68 | 28.8 |
Employee | 168 | 71.2 |
Professional experience in community pharmacy | ||
1-5 years | 162 | 68.6 |
6-10 years | 58 | 24.6 |
11-15 years | 9 | 3.8 |
16-20 years | 5 | 2.1 |
More than 20 years | 2 | 0.8 |
Working daily hours | ||
< 7 hours | 6 | 2.5 |
7-8 hours | 108 | 45.8 |
9-10 hours | 77 | 32.6 |
11-12 hours | 25 | 10.6 |
> 12 hours | 20 | 8.5 |
Number of prescriptions per day | ||
1-20 prescriptions | 83 | 35.2 |
21-40 prescriptions | 69 | 29.2 |
41-60 prescriptions | 31 | 13.1 |
61-80 prescriptions | 12 | 5.1 |
81 and above prescriptions | 17 | 7.2 |
Not sure | 15 | 6.4 |
Prefer not to say | 9 | 3.8 |
Age of most prevalent patients seeking service | ||
< 18 years | 18 | 7.6 |
18-49 years | 159 | 67.4 |
50 and above | 10 | 4.2 |
Not sure | 40 | 16.9 |
Prefer not to say | 9 | 3.8 |
Availability of other health professionals in the pharmacy | ||
Nurse | 232 | 98.3 |
Nutritionist | 1 | 0.4 |
Others | 1 | 0.4 |
Only Pharmacist | 2 | 0.8 |