Table 1 Demographic characteristics of community pharmacists and pharmacies
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 124 (62.0) |
 Female | 76 (38.0) |
Age group (years) | |
 20–29 | 132 (66.0) |
 30–39 | 44 (22.0) |
 40–49 | 10 (5.0) |
 50–59 | 14 (7.0) |
Educational level | |
 Bachelor in Pharmacy (BPharm) | 98 (49.0) |
 Diploma in Pharmacy | 102 (51.0) |
Years of experience | |
 Less than 2 | 16 (8.0) |
 2–9.9 | 158 (79.0) |
 10–19.9 | 8 (4.0) |
 20 & more | 18 (9.0) |
Number of pharmacies in each directorate/district | |
 Al-Buraika | 10 (5.0) |
 Al-Manssora | 80 (40.0) |
 Al-Mualaa | 10 (5.0) |
 Dar-Saad | 10 (5.0) |
 Khormaksar | 10 (5.0) |
 Seera | 20 (10.0) |
 AlShikh-Othman | 50 (25.0) |
 AlTawahi | 10 (5.0) |
Number of clients daily | |
 Less than 30 | 40 (20.0) |
 30 - < 59 | 106 (53.0) |
 60 - < 89 | 22 (11.0) |
 90 & more | 32 (16.0) |
Total | 200 (100) |