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Table 1 Socio-demographic and background characteristics of the study population (N = 50)

From: Herbal Medicine (HM) among pharmacy professionals working in drug retail outlets in Asmara, Eritrea: knowledge, attitude and prevalence of use

Variable

Category

Number

Percent

Age (Md, IQR: 39.5; 20)

20-29

10

20

30-39

15

30

40-49

12

24

50 and above

13

26

Sex

Male

31

62

Female

19

38

Pharmacy ownership

Owner

9

18

Employee

41

82

Educational level

Diploma

15

30

BPharm

32

64

MSc

3

6

PhD

0

0

Marital status

Single

13

26

Married

34

68

Separated

3

6

Widowed

0

0

Training on herbal medicine

Yes

6

12

No

44

88

Religion

Christian

46

92

Muslim

4

8

Years of experience in drug retail outlets

1-9

22

44

10-19

16

32

20-29

9

18

30-39

1

2

40 and above

2

4

Years of experience in the pharmacy field

1-9

18

36

10-19

18

36

20-29

3

6

30-39

8

16

40 or above

3

6

Type of drug retail outlet by privacy

Yes

16

32

No

34

68

Type of drug retail outlet

Drug shop

8

16

Pharmacy

42

84

  1. Md Median, IQR Interquartile range