Herbal Medicines: Personal Use, Knowledge, Attitude, Dispensing Practice, and the Barriers among Community Pharmacists in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Demographic characteristics ( = 47).

Variable	(%)
Sex
Female	16 (34%)
Male	31 (66%)
Age (year); mean ± SD = 30.7 ± 6.9
23–28 years	25 (53.2%)
29–51 years	22 (46.8%)
Educational level
Diploma	20 (42.6%)
B. Pharm	26 (55.3%)
M.S.	1 (2.1%)
Work experience in community pharmacy (years) 5.3 ± 3.7 (mean ± SD)
1–4	25 (53.2%)
5–16	22 (46.8%)
Additional work experience
Yes	22 (46.8%)
No	25 (53.2%)
Pharmacy ownership
Owner	19 (40.4%)
Employee	28 (59.6%)
Attend additional training on herbal medicines
Yes	5 (10.6%)
No	42 (89.4%)
Easily access information regarding herbal medicines
Yes	11 (23.4%)
No	36 (76.6%)
Pharmacists are authorized to dispense herbal medicines
Yes	14 (29.8%)
No	33 (70.2%)
Observed herbal medicines being dispensed outside pharmacies such as in supermarkets
Yes	30 (63.8%)
No	17 (36.2%)
Appropriate to dispense herbal medicines by any person
Yes	4 (8.5%)
No	43 (91.5%)