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Table 5 Demographic characteristics of the respondents and their level of knowledge

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptive pills among community pharmacy practitioners working in Kathmandu Valley: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Poor knowledge

n (%)

Good knowledge

n (%)

chi-Square value

p-value

Age

  < 20

25 (32.1)

4(2.7)

47.087

0.000*

 20–29

37(47.4)

70(47.0)

  

 30–39

10(12.8)

41(27.5)

  

 40–49

2(2.6)

21(14.1)

  

 Greater and equal to 50

4(5.1)

13(8.7)

  

Gender

 Male

40(51.3)

91(61.1)

2.011

0.156

 Female

38(48.7)

58(38.9)

  

Religion

 Hindu

61 (78.2)

129 (86.6)

3.284

0.350

 Buddhist

14 (17.9)

18 (12.1)

  

 Muslim

2 (2.6)

1 (0.7)

  

 Christian

1 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

  

Degree

 B Pharmacy

8(10.3)

49(32.9)

19.954

0.001*

 CMA

17(21.8)

12(8.1)

  

 D Pharmacy

32(41.0)

58(38.9)

  

 M Pharmacy

4(5.1)

9(6.0)

  

 Others

17(21.8)

21(14.1)

  

Primary Position

 Staff

53(67.9)

56(37.6)

19.191

0.000*

 Manager

3(3.8)

9(6.0)

  

 Owner

22(28.2)

83(55.7)

  

 Others

0(0.0)

1(0.7)

  

Years of Experience

  < 5 years

48(61.5)

63(42.3)

9.191

0.010*

 5–10 years

19(24.4)

42(28.2)

  

  > 10 years

11(14.1)

44(29.5)

  

Location of Pharmacy

 Inside city

32(41.0)

91(61.1)

14.106

0.001*

 Near Hospital

25(32.1)

44(29.5)

  

 Periphery

21(26.9)

14(9.4)

  

District in which pharmacy is situated

 Kathmandu

32(41.0)

138(92.6)

75.583

0.000*

 Lalitpur

26(33.3)

10(6.7)

  

 Bhaktapur

20(25.6)

1(0.7)

  
  1. * indicates statistically significant at p-value less than 0.05