Table 1 Characteristics of the participating staff (N = 276)
Participant characteristics | Overall N = 276 | Dispensed N = 160 (58%) | Never dispensed N = 116 (42%) | X2 P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.457 | |||
Male | 169 (61.2) | 95 (56.2) | 74 (43.8) | |
Female | 107 (38.8) | 65 (60.7) | 42 (39.3) | |
Employment type | 0.396 | |||
CDRO owner | 144 (52.2) | 80 (55.6) | 64 (44.4) | |
Employee | 132 (47.8) | 80 (60.6) | 52 (39.4) | |
Employment status | 0.196 | |||
Full time | 231 (83.7) | 130 (56.3) | 101 (43.7) | |
Part time | 45 (16.3) | 30 (66.7) | 15 (33.3) | |
Current registration/licensing status of participants on duty | 0.691 | |||
Registered | 245 (88.8) | 141 (57.6) | 104 (42.4) | |
Not registered | 31 (11.2) | 19 (61.3) | 12 (38.7) | |
Trained about medication use/dispensing practice in the last 3 years | 0.579 | |||
Yes | 37 (13.4) | 23 (62.2) | 14 (37.8) | |
No | 239 (86.6) | 137 (57.3) | 102 (42.7) | |
Educational status | 0.028* | |||
Pharmacy assistant | 220 (79.7) | 131 (59.5) | 89 (40.5) | |
Pharmacist | 47 (17) | 21 (44.7) | 26 (55.3) | |
Non-pharmacy professional | 9 (3.3) | 8 (88.9) | 1 (11.1) | |
Age in years | 0.815 | |||
20–29 | 137 (49.6) | 82 (59.9) | 55 (40.1) | |
30–39 | 100 (36.2) | 58 (58) | 42(42) | |
40–49 | 20(7.2) | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | |
≥ 50 | 19 (6.9) | 10 (52.6) | 9 (47.4) | |
Work experience in CDRO (in years) | 0.482 | |||
≤ 5 | 143 (51.8) | 87 (61.3) | 55 (38.7) | |
5–10 | 86 (31.2) | 47 (54.7) | 39 (45.3) | |
> 10 | 47 (17) | 25 (53.2) | 22 (46.8) | |
Type of workplace | 0.047* | |||
Pharmacy | 59 (21.4) | 27 (45.8) | 32 (54.2) | |
Drug store | 207 (75) | 125 (60.4) | 82 (39.6) | |
Rural drug vendor | 10 (3.6) | 8 (80) | 2 (20) | |
Workplace structure | 0.308 | |||
Chained CDRO | 48 (17.4) | 23 (51.1) | 22 (48.9) | |
Independent CDRO | 228 (82.6) | 137 (59.3) | 94 (40.7) | |
Workplace distance from health facilities | 0.009* | |||
Within 1 km | 217 (78.6) | 117 (53.9) | 100 (46.1) | |
Greater than 1 km | 59 (21.4) | 43 (72.9) | 16 (27.1) | |
Workplace distance from the centre of the town | 0.147 | |||
Within 1 km | 235 (85.1) | 132 (56.2) | 103 (43.8) | |
Greater than 1 km | 41 (14.9) | 28 (68.3) | 13 (31.7) |