Research Article

Pharmacy Professionals’ Dispensing Practice, Knowledge, and Attitude towards Emergency Contraceptives in Gondar Town, Northwestern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Distribution of respondents by sociodemographic characteristics, Gondar, 2016.

VariableFrequency (%)

Age (in years)20–3039 (65)
31–4014 (23.3)
41–504 (6.7)
>503 (5)

SexMale36 (60)
Female24 (40)

ReligionOrthodox46 (76.7)
Catholic1 (1.7)
Muslim11 (18.3)
Protestant2 (3.3)

Educational qualificationPharmacy technician8 (13.3)
Druggist33 (55.0)
Pharmacist19 (31.7)

Years of practice (in years)1–424 (40.0)
5–933 (55.0)
≥103 (5.0)

Trained in family planningYes31 (51.7)
No29 (48.3)

Trained in emergency contraceptivesYes23 (38.3)
No37 (61.7)