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Table 3 Univariate analyses of relationships between respondents’ characteristic (n = 98) and their perceptions, namely suitability of PharmD graduates for working in hospital settings and perceived competency differences between BPharm and PharmD graduates

From: Hospital pharmacists’ perceptions of the suitability of doctor of pharmacy graduates in hospital settings in Thailand

 

Suitability of PharmD graduates for working in hospital settings

Perceived competency differences between BPharm and PharmD graduates

 

Number (%) of respondents

Univariatea

Number (%) of respondents

Univariatea

Characteristics

Yes

No

χ2 value

p-value

Yes

No

χ2 value

p-value

Gender

        

 Male

20 (76.9)

6 (23.1)

0.003

0.956

15 (57.7)

11 (42.3)

0.096

0.757

 Female

55 (76.4)

17 (23.6)

  

39 (54.2)

33 (45.8)

  

Age range

        

 <25–35 years

48 (75.0)

16 (25.0)

0.241

0.624

33 (51.6)

31 (48.4)

0.934

0.334

 >35 years

27 (79.4)

7 (20.6)

  

21 (61.8)

13 (38.2)

  

Highest academic degree

        

 PharmD

12 (92.3)

1 (7.7)

 

0.289c

12 (92.3)

1 (7.7)

8.386

0.004b

 Others (BPharm and MPharm)

63 (74.1)

22 (25.9)

  

42 (49.4)

43 (50.6)

  

Experienced working with PharmD graduates

        

 Yes

66 (88)

9 (12)

23.405

<0.001b

46 (61.3)

29 (38.7)

5.016

0.025b

 No

9 (39.1)

14 (60.9)

  

8 (34.8)

15 (65.2)

  

Years at current experiences

        

 0–10

44 (72.1)

17 (27.9)

1.741

0.187

30 (49.2)

31 (50.8)

2.290

0.130

 11–20

31 (83.8)

6 (16.2)

  

24 (64.9)

13 (35.1)

  

Work place

        

 Public

71 (76.3)

22 (23.7)

 

1.000c

51 (54.8)

42 (45.2)

 

1.000c

 Private

4 (80.0)

1 (20.0)

  

3 (60.0)

2 (40.0)

  

Setting region

        

 BKK & central

29 (78.4)

8 (21.6)

0.113

0.737

19 (51.4)

18 (48.6)

0.338

0.561

 Other

46 (75.4)

15 (24.6)

  

35 (57.4)

26 (42.6)

  

Area of practiced

        

 Hospital service

51 (77.3)

15 (22.7)

0.062

0.803

36 (54.5)

30 (45.5)

0.025

0.874

 Home health care service/family pharmacist & consumer protection

24 (75.0)

8 (25.0)

  

18 (56.3)

14 (43.8)

  

Training preceptor

        

 Yes

33 (71.7)

13 (28.3)

0.701

0.402

27 (58.7)

19 (41.3)

0.416

0.519

 No

38 (79.2)

10 (20.8)

  

25 (52.1)

23 (47.9)

  
  1. aChi-square test was used to determine the association between variables, and Fisher’s exact test was used when more than 20 % of the cells had an expected count of less than 5
  2. bSignificant at p < 0.05
  3. cFisher’s exact test
  4. dResponsibilities of Thai hospital pharmacists were including hospital service and also home health care service/family pharmacist & customer protection