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Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of participants

From: Doctor of pharmacy as a career option: a cross-sectional study exploring PharmD students and practitioners expectations in Jordan

 

Students, N = 330

N (%)

Practitioners, N = 280

N (%)

Gender

  

 Female

271 (82.1)

231 (82.5)

 Male

59 (17.9)

49 (17.5)

Prior work experience or training in hospital

  

 Yes

98 (29.7)

275 (98.2)

 No

232 (70.3)

5 (1.8)

Country of graduation

  

 Jordan

328 (99.4)

279 (99.6)

 The University of Jordan

213 (64.5)

 

 Jordan University for Science and Technology

115 (34.9)

 

 Others

2 (0.6)

1 (0.4)

Marital status

  

 Single

318 (96.4)

187 (66.7)

 Married and others

12 (3.6)

93 (33.3)

Current year status

  

 Second year

43 (13)

NA

 Third year

71 (21.5)

NA

 Fourth year

92 (27.9)

NA

 Fifth year

54 (16.4)

NA

 Sixth year

70 (21.2)

NA

Year of graduation/ work experience, years (median (IQR))

NA

1(0.5–4)

GPA (mean ± SD)

3.2 ± 0.44

NA

Age (mean ± SD)

22.1 ± 1.3

26.7 ± 2.6

  1. GPA grade point average
  2. NA not applicable