Table 6 Association between relevant demographic characteristics and pharmacists’ knowledge on fall risk increasing drugs and orthostatic drugs
Variables | Knowledge on FRIDs, n (%) | Knowledge on ODs, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfactory (score ≥ 80%) | Unsatisfactory (score < 80%) | Satisfactory (score ≥ 80%) | Unsatisfactory (score < 80%) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 3 (16.7) | 15 (83.3) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (100.0) |
Female | 3 (7.9) | 35 (92.1) | 6 (15.8) | 32 (84.2) |
[χ2 = 0.982; p = 0.374] | [χ2 = 3.183; p = 0.162] | |||
Educational Level | ||||
B.Pharm | 2 (9.5) | 19 (90.5) | 1 (4.8) | 20 (95.2) |
Pharm D | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) |
Masters | 3 (13.6) | 19 (86.4) | 2 (9.1) | 20 (90.9) |
WAPCP | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) |
[χ2 = 0.854; p = 0.836] | [χ2 = 2.996; p = 0.392] | |||
Years of Practice | ||||
1-5 years | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) |
6-10 years | 1 (6.3) | 15 (93.8) | 3 (18.8) | 13 (81.3) |
10-15 years | 3 (15.0) | 17 (85.0) | 1 (5.0) | 19 (95.0) |
> 15 years | 2 (13.3) | 13 (86.7) | 2 (13.3) | 13 (86.7) |
[χ2 = 1.282; p = 0.733] | [χ2 = 2.311; p = 0.510] | |||
Pharm Rank | ||||
Grade 1 Pharm. | 1 (7.7) | 12 (92.3) | 2 (15.4) | 11 (84.6) |
Principal Pharm | 2 (11.1) | 16 (88.9) | 3 (16.7) | 15 (83.3) |
Chief Pharm | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (100.0) |
Asst. Director | 0 (0.0) | 7 (100.0) | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) |
Deputy Director | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) |
[χ2 = 1.634;p = 0.803] | [χ2 = 3.216; p = 0.522] | |||
Awareness on FRIDs and ODs | ||||
Yes | 3 (13.6) | 19 (86.4) | 6 (27.3) | 16 (72.7) |
No | 3 (9.1) | 30 (90.9) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (100.0) |
[χ2 = 0.281; p = 0.674] | [χ2 = 10.102 p = 0.003*] | |||
Previous training on FRIDs and ODs | ||||
Yes | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) |
No | 5 (10.2) | 44 (89.8) | 4 (8.2) | 45 (91.8) |
[χ2 = 0.844; p = 0.385] | [χ2 = 6.615; p = 0.057] | |||