Table 5 Associations between sociodemographic and practice variables of the pharmacists and scoring 50 % or more in the knowledge test
Knowledge score | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 50 % | ≥ 50 % | |||||||||
Variable | n | % | n | % | n | % | χ 2 /Fisher’s Exact Test | p -value | Correlation | p -value |
Age (years) | ||||||||||
< 30 | 100 | 50.0 | 23 | 11.5 | 77 | 38.5 | 8.23 | 0.006 | -0.20 | 0.004 |
≥ 30 | 100 | 50.0 | 42 | 21.0 | 58 | 29.0 | ||||
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 67 | 33.5 | 38 | 19.0 | 29 | 14.5 | 26.93 | < 0.001 | 0.37 | < 0.001 |
Female | 133 | 66.5 | 27 | 13.5 | 106 | 53.0 | ||||
Marital status | ||||||||||
Never married | 74 | 37.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 56 | 28.0 | 3.58 | 0.063 | -0.13 | 0.059 |
Married/divorced/widowed | 126 | 63.0 | 47 | 23.5 | 79 | 39.5 | ||||
Education | ||||||||||
BSc Pharmacy | 158 | 79.0 | 58 | 29.0 | 100 | 50.0 | 6.08 | 0.045 | 0.17 | 0.014 |
Pharm.D | 18 | 9.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 15 | 7.5 | ||||
Postgraduate pharmacy education (MSc or PhD) | 24 | 12.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 20 | 10.0 | ||||
Place from where the academic degree was obtained | ||||||||||
Palestine | 152 | 76.0 | 40 | 20.0 | 112 | 56.0 | 11.04 | 0.001 | -0.23 | 0.001 |
Other | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 12.5 | 23 | 11.5 | ||||
Experience (years) | ||||||||||
< 5 | 86 | 43.0 | 23 | 11.5 | 63 | 31.5 | 6.27 | 0.045 | 0.15 | 0.030 |
5 to < 10 | 43 | 21.5 | 11 | 5.5 | 32 | 16.0 | ||||
≥ 10 | 71 | 35.5 | 31 | 15.5 | 40 | 20.0 | ||||
Attended an educational program on breast cancer | ||||||||||
No | 180 | 90.0 | 61 | 30.5 | 119 | 59.5 | 1.58 | 0.314 | 0.09 | 0.210 |
Yes | 20 | 10.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 8.0 | ||||
Approximate number of patients with breast cancer interacted with per month | ||||||||||
< 3 | 157 | 78.5 | 49 | 24.5 | 108 | 54.0 | 0.55 | 0.467 | -0.05 | 0.459 |
≥ 3 | 43 | 21.5 | 16 | 8.0 | 27 | 13.5 | ||||
Perceived knowledge of breast cancer | ||||||||||
Poor-Fair | 82 | 41.0 | 28 | 14.0 | 54 | 27.0 | 0.17 | 0.759 | 0.03 | 0.680 |
Good-Excellent | 118 | 59.0 | 37 | 18.5 | 81 | 40.5 | ||||
Average number of working hours per week | ||||||||||
< 40 | 80 | 40.0 | 26 | 13.0 | 54 | 27.0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
≥ 40 | 120 | 60.0 | 39 | 19.5 | 81 | 40.5 | ||||
Average number of patients interacted with per day | ||||||||||
< 50 | 120 | 60.0 | 39 | 19.5 | 81 | 40.5 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
≥ 50 | 80 | 40.0 | 26 | 13.0 | 54 | 27.0 | ||||
Percentage of female patients visiting the pharmacy | ||||||||||
< 20 % | 128 | 64.0 | 39 | 19.5 | 89 | 44.5 | 1.08 | 0.592 | 0.05 | 0.494 |
20-49 % | 38 | 19.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 23 | 11.5 | ||||
≥ 50 % | 34 | 17.0 | 11 | 5.5 | 23 | 11.5 | ||||
Number of pharmacists working in the pharmacy at any one shift | ||||||||||
1 | 96 | 48.0 | 31 | 15.5 | 65 | 32.5 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0.952 |
> 1 | 104 | 52.0 | 34 | 17.0 | 70 | 35.0 | ||||
Respond to patient inquiries related to breast cancer warning signs and symptoms and breast cancer early detection and screening tests | ||||||||||
Rarely | 141 | 70.5 | 44 | 22.0 | 97 | 48.5 | 0.37 | 0.620 | -0.04 | 0.548 |
Often | 59 | 29.5 | 21 | 10.5 | 38 | 19.0 | ||||
Provide patients with advice or counseling on breast cancer screening and early detection | ||||||||||
Rarely | 142 | 71.0 | 45 | 22.5 | 97 | 48.5 | 0.15 | 0.741 | -0.03 | 0.704 |
Often | 58 | 29.0 | 20 | 10.0 | 38 | 19.0 | ||||
Provide patients with breast cancer educational materials or self-assessment quizzes | ||||||||||
Rarely | 158 | 79.0 | 50 | 25.0 | 108 | 54.0 | 0.25 | 0.711 | -0.04 | 0.619 |
Often | 42 | 21.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 27 | 13.5 | ||||
Refer patients to special breast cancer screening programs organized by hospitals or cancer organizations | ||||||||||
Rarely | 159 | 79.5 | 52 | 26.0 | 107 | 53.5 | 0.01 | 1.000 | 0.01 | 0.904 |
Often | 41 | 20.5 | 13 | 6.5 | 28 | 14.0 | ||||