Research Article
Community Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Herbal Medicines in Asir Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the respondents/background information.
| | Characteristics | Number (out of total 233) | Percentage % | Chi square | P value |
| | Gender | | Male | 233 | 100 | | | | Female | 0 | 0 | | | | Age | | 20-29 | 145 | 62.2 | 123.1 | 0.0001 | | 30-39 | 83 | 35.6 | | | | 40-49 | 5 | 2.1 | | | | 50-59 | 0 | 0 | | | | >60 | 0 | 0 | | | | Education level | | | | Post-graduate diploma | 10 | 4.3 | 1058.5 | 0.0001 | | Bachelor degree | 219 | 93.9 | | | | Pharm D | 3 | 1.3 | | | | Master degree | 1 | 0.4 | | | | PhD | 0 | 0 | | | | Experience | | <1 | 4 | 1.7 | 296.5 | 0.0001 | | 1-5 | 133 | 57.1 | | | | 6-10 | 74 | 31.8 | | | | 11-15 | 16 | 6.9 | | | | 16-20 | 5 | 2.1 | | | | 20 | 1 | 0.4 | | | | Location of the pharmacy | | | | City | 207 | 88.8 | 213.8 | 0.0001 | | Village | 26 | 11.2 | | | | The most commonly dispensed herbal product through the community pharmacy | | Ginseng | 185 | 79.4 | .785 | 0.376 | | Ginkgo | 103 | 44.2 | .785 | 0.376 | | Valerian | 38 | 16.3 | 132.7 | 0.000 | | St John’s wort | 11 | 4.7 | 250.9 | 0.000 | | Ginger | 20 | 8.6 | 207.4 | 0.000 | | Arnica | 3 | 1.3 | 298.6 | 0.000 | | Chamomile | 21 | 9 | 204.2 | 0.000 | | Maca|-root | 3 | 1.3 | 298.6 | 0.000 | | Garlic | 98 | 42.1 | 3.5 | 0.000 | Other (e.g. Echinacea, devil’s claw, horse chestnut, passion ower, guarana)
| 46 | 19.7 | 108.4 | 0.060 | | Categories of herbal products that are most commonly dispensed | | Cough preparations | 203 | 87.1 | 218.5 | 0.0001 | | General Health Tonic (Vitality) | 100 | 42.9 | 0.333 | 0.564 | | Slimming agents | 54 | 23.2 | 71.05 | 0.0001 | | Others (Insomnia, Low Mood, children immunity, Mental alertness) | 34 | 14.6 | 141.5 | 0.0001 |
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