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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents and practice premises (N = 420)

From: The extent and barriers in providing pharmaceutical care services by community pharmacists in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number of respondents (%)

Sex

Female

264 (62.9%)

Male

156 (37.1%)

Age group

21-29

80 (19.0%)

30-39

150 (35.7%)

40-49

118 (28.1%)

50-59

57 (13.6%)

60 and above

15 (3.6%)

Ethnic group

Malay

84 (20.0%)

Chinese

309 (73.6%)

Indian

16 (3.8%)

Othersa

11 (2.6%)

Highest pharmacy related education level

Basic pharmacy degree

399 (95.0%)

Master’s degree

21 (5.0%)

Ph.D in Pharmacy

0 (0.0%)

Country of basic degree

Malaysia

244 (58.1%)

Overseas

176 (41.9%)

Years of practice in Malaysia

Less than 5

124 (29.5%)

5 to 9

77 (18.3%)

10 to 14

53 (12.6%)

15 to 19

67 (16.0%)

20 to 24

62 (14.8%)

25 and above

37 (8.8%)

Type of Employment

Self-employed / Shareholder

187 (44.5%)

Full time employee

233 (55.5%)

Premise location (state)

Selangor

94 (22.4%)

Johor

55 (13.1%)

Kuala Lumpur

51 (12.1%)

Sarawak

45 (10.7%)

Penang

37 (8.8%)

Sabah

30 (7.1%)

Perak

27 (6.4%)

Negeri Sembilan

21 (5.0%)

Pahang

15 (3.6%)

Malacca

13 (3.1%)

Kedah

10 (2.4%)

Kelantan

7 (1.7%)

Terengganu

7 (1.7%)

Putrajaya

5 (1.2%)

Perlis

2 (0.5%)

Labuan

1 (0.2%)

Number of prescriptions/year

0

21 (5.0%)

1-50

302 (72.0%)

51-100

45 (10.7%)

101-500

42 (10.0%)

501-1,000

3 (0.7%)

1,000-5,000

6 (1.4%)

5,001-10,000

1 (0.2%)

  1. aOthers includes Bidayuh, Gujarati, Kadazhan, Murut, mixed ethnic and undisclosed