Research Article
Comparison of the Knowledge and Practices in Medicine Dispensing between Retail Medicine Shops and Model Pharmacies in Dhaka Metropolis
Table 7
Demographic data for model and local pharmacy for information collected from dispensers and clients obtained from PIM.
| | Parameters | Dispensers (A-, B-, C-grade pharmacists/chemists/owners/managers) | Clients | | Retail medicine shop (n = 65) | Model pharmacy (n = 65) | Retail medicine shop (n = 90) | Model pharmacy (n = 90) |
| | Gender | | Male | 65 (100%) | 61 (93.85%) | 51 (56.6%) | 38 (42.22%) | | Female | 0 (0%) | 4 (6.15%) | 39 (43.33%) | 52 (57.78%) |
| | Age range | | ≥18 and below 20 | 12 (18.46%) | 2 (3.08%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (7.78%) | | 20–29 | 14 (21.54%) | 41 (63.08%) | 15 (16.67%) | 17 (18.89%) | | 30–39 | 23 (35.38%) | 17 (26.15%) | 35 (38.89%) | 20 (22.22%) | | 40–49 | 11 (16.92%) | 5 (7.69%) | 11 (12.22%) | 23 (25.56%) | | 50–59 | 3 (4.62%) | 0 (0%) | 20 (22.22%) | 17 (18.89%) | | Above 60 | 2 (3.08%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (10%) | 6 (6.67%) |
| | Educational qualification | | No general education | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 17 (18.89%) | 4 (4.44%) | | Primary education | 2 (3.08%) | 0 (0%) | 23 (25.56%) | 9 (10%) | | Secondary education | 46 (70.77%) | 21 (32.31%) | 31 (34.44%) | 33 (36.67%) | | Graduated | 17 (26.15%) | 44 (67.69%) | 19 (21.11%) | 44 (48.89%) |
| | Marital status | | Married | 37 (56.92%) | 17 (26.15%) | 63 (70%) | 63 (70%) | | Unmarried | 26 (40.25%) | 48 (73.85%) | 23 (25.56%) | 24 (26.67%) | | Others(widow) | 2(3.7%) | — | 4 (4.87%) | 3 (3.45%) |
| | Financial condition | | Poor | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (15.56%) | 1 (1.11% | | Lower-middle class | 51 (78.46%) | 20 (30.77%) | 20 (22.22%) | 14 (15.56%) | | Middle-middle class | 14 (21.54%) | 45 (69.23%) | 30 (33.33%) | 45 (50%) | | Higher-middle class | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 23 (25.56%) | 26 (28.89%) | | Rich | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (3.33%) | 4 (4.44%) |
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