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Table 9 Association between demographic variables and overall percentage ability score to detect and resolve drug therapy-related problems

From: Drug therapy-related problem management in Nigeria community pharmacy – process evaluation with simulated patient

Demographic characteristics

N

Mean rank

p-value

Gender

 Male

21

20.14

0.279a

 Female

15

16.20

 

Age, years

  ≤ 27

14

19.29

 

 28–29

9

16.39

0.785b

 30+

13

19.12

 

Year since graduation

  ≤ 4

15

15.23

 

 5–6

12

22.33

0.218b

 7+

9

18.83

 

Years of community pharmacy practice

  ≤ 2

14

16.68

 

 3–4

11

19.23

0.697b

 5+

11

20.09

 

Highest academic qualification

 B.Pharm

30

17.25

 

 PharmD

3

34.83

0.018*b

 M.Sc.

3

14.67

 
  1. B.Pharm Bachelor of Pharmacy is required for pharmacy practice in Nigeria, PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy.
  2. *P < 0.05, aMann Whitney U test, bKruskal Wallis test
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