Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants (N = 412)
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 186 | 45.10% |
Female | 226 | 54.90% |
Age (years) | ||
20–29 | 128 | 31.10% |
30–39 | 129 | 31.30% |
40–49 | 81 | 19.70% |
Equal or more than 50 | 74 | 18.00% |
Profile | ||
Manager | 44 | 10.70% |
Owner | 227 | 55.10% |
Staff pharmacist | 141 | 34.20% |
Educational level | ||
BS in pharmaceutical sciences | 229 | 55.60% |
Pharm D | 102 | 24.80% |
Master, PhD or more | 81 | 19.70% |
Years of experience | ||
Less than 5 years | 137 | 33.30% |
5–10 years | 95 | 23% |
More than 10 years | 180 | 43.70% |
Previous experience in immunization | ||
No | 96 | 23.30% |
Yes | 316 | 76.70% |
Pharmacist’s working hours per week | ||
24 h or less | 93 | 23.60% |
25–40 h | 87 | 21.10% |
More than 40 h | 232 | 56.30% |
Geographic location of the pharmacy | ||
Rural | 132 | 32% |
Urban | 280 | 68% |
Province | ||
Mount-Lebanon | 155 | 37.6% |
Beirut | 73 | 17.72% |
Nabatyeh + South | 94 | 22.8% |
Great Bekaa (Bekaa + Baalbeck-Hermel) | 42 | 10.2% |
Great North(North + Akkar) | 48 | 11.65% |
Number of hours/week pharmacy is open | ||
Less than 80 h | 153 | 37.20% |
80–120 h | 228 | 55.30% |
7 days 24/24 | 31 | 7.50% |