Research Article
Awareness and Knowledge of Pharmacists toward Biosimilar Medicines: A Survey in Jordan
Table 3
Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors affecting the pharmacists’ knowledge.
| All participants | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | Not knowledgeable | Knowledgeable | value | Or (95%CI) | value |
| Gender | Female | 186 (78.2) | 193 (73.1) | 0.189 | Ref 1.202 (0.778–1.859) | 0.407 | Male | 52 (21.8), 186 (78.2) | 71 (26.9) |
| Age | 21–30 | 183 (76.9) | 208 (78.8) | 0.697 | | | 31–40 | 36 (15.1) | 40 (15.2) | Above 40 | 19 (8.0) | 16 (6.1) |
| Area of residence | Amman | 125 (52.5) | 140 (53.0) | 0.909 | | | Other than Amman | 113 (47.5) | 124 (47.0) |
| BSc degree type | Pharmacy | 219 (92) | 237 (89.8) | 0.384 | | | Pharm D | 19 (8) | 27 (10.2) |
| Professional specialty | Community | 104 (43.7) | 128 (48.5) | 0.283 | | | Pharmacist others | 134 (56.3) | 136 (51.5) |
| Length of service as in professional specialty | >10 years | 26 (10.9) | 32 (12.1) | 0.135 | Ref 0.945 (0.510–1.750) 0.64 (0.338–1.213) 1.196 (0.617–2.317) | 0.708 | <1 year | 90 (37.8) | 110 (41.7) | 1–3 years | 77 (32.4) | 61 (23.1) | 4–10 years | 45 (18.9) | 61 (23.1) |
| Type of graduate university | Public | 168 (70.6) | 190 (72.0) | 0.733 | | | Private | 70 (29.4) | 74 (28.0) |
| Hearing about biosimilars | No | 65 (27.3) | 40 (15.2) | 0.001 | Ref 1.942 (1.231–3.063) | 0.004 | Yes | 173 (72.7) | 224 (84.8) |
| Biosimilars course or post-graduating training course | Yes | 46 (19.3) | 85 (32.2) | 0.001 | Ref 0.548 (0.357–0.839) | 0.006 | No | 192 (80.7) | 179 (67.8) |
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