Table 2 Pharmacists’ preference to CPD topics across different organizations, August 2021, Ethiopia
From: National Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training needs of pharmacists in Ethiopia
Organizations | Leadership/governance-related issues N (%) | Research and development N (%) | Community pharmacy N (%) | Pharmaceutical logistics and pharmacy administration N (%) | Pharmaceutical manufacturing, regulation, and quality control N (%) | Indigenous knowledge, complementary and alternative medicine N (%) | Pharmacotherapy N (%) | Total N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FMOH/RHB/ZHD/WoHO | 22 (20.6) | 6 (5.6) | 9 (8.4) | 51 (47.7) | 5 (4.7) | 5 (4.7) | 9 (8.4) | 107 |
Pharmaceutical industry/ import/wholesale | 9 (9.8) | 9 (9.8) | 6 (6.52) | 45 (48.9) | 13 (14.1) | 2 (2.1) | 8 (8.7) | 92 |
Public/private hospital pharmacy and health facility | 25 (11.1) | 18 (8) | 21 (9.3) | 90 (40.0) | 17 (7.5) | 1 (0.5) | 53 (23.5) | 225 |
Public/private community pharmacy | 4 (5.3) | 4 (5.3) | 30 (40.0) | 12 (16.0) | 4 (5.3) | 3 (4.0) | 18 (24.0) | 75 |
Local/international non-governmental organization | 7 (26.9) | 4 (15.4) | 3 (11.5) | 6 (23.1) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (7.7) | 26 |
Public/private academic institutions | 5 (8.9) | 21 (37.5) | 2 (3.6) | 8 (14.3) | 2 (3.6) | 5 (8.9) | 13 (23.2) | 56 |
Regulatory institution and others | 10 (19.6) | 5 (9.8) | 3 (5.88) | 18 (35.3) | 9 (17.64) | 1 (1.9) | 5 (9.8) | 51 |
Column total | 82 (13.0) | 67 (10.6) | 74 (11.7) | 230 (36.4) | 52 (8.2) | 19 (3.0) | 108 (17.1) | 632 (100%)* |