Table 3 Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis in hospital and community pharmacists

Hospital pharmacist

Group with experience presenting at academic conferences (N = 152)

Group without experience presenting at academic conferences (N = 148)

N

%

N

%

OR

95%CI

P value

Respondent attributes

 Sex (male)

81

53.3

50

33.8

1.9

1.0–3.7

0.06

 Age 20 s

15

9.9

32

21.6

Ref

　  -

   -

 　　30 s

75

49.3

60

40.5

2.8

1.2–6.6

0.02^a

 　　40 s

32

21.1

28

18.9

2.5

0.8–7.9

0.12

 　　50 s

25

16.4

22

14.9

2.4

0.7–8.7

0.17

 　　60 s

5

3.3

6

4.1

2.1

0.4–11.0

0.40

 Highest educational background (doctoral or master's degree)

34

22.4

12

8.1

1.9

0.8–4.6

0.17

Experiences gained in pharmacy school

 Experience presenting at academic conferences during pharmacy school

52

34.2

30

20.3

1.1

0.5–2.1

0.86

 Course experience while enrolled in pharmacy school (quartile range)

4(2–6)

4(1–6)

1.0

0.9–1.1

0.51

 Experience in laboratory assignments

151

99.3

144

97.3

3.7

0.2–57.5

0.35

 Meeting a role model

88

57.9

103

69.6

1.8

1.0–3.5

0.70

Physical environmental factors at your facility

　Affiliated with large hospitals

85

55.9

40

27.1

1.5

0.8–2.7

0.24

 Frequency of information exchange is more than once/week

117

77.0

95

64.2

1.1

0.6–2.0

0.83

 Subsidy system

81

53.3

56

37.8

1.0

0.6–1.8

0.99

 Opportunities to report learning

95

62.5

51

34.5

1.6

0.9–3.0

0.11

Human environmental factors at your facility

 Presence of a pharmacist to consult

119

78.3

61

41.2

2.4

1.2–4.6

0.01^a

 Experience in supervising interns

114

75.0

55

37.2

2.5

1.3–4.7

0.003^a

The status of self-learning /self-improvement motivation after employment

 Number of types of self-improvement (quartile range)

　　　　　　　   4(2–5.75)

　　　　　　　   2(1–3)

1.3

1.1–1.6

0.008^a

 Execution of self-improvement

104

68.4

51

34.5

1.0

0.5–2.0

0.96

Community pharmacist

Group with experience presenting at academic conferences (N = 41)

Group without experience presenting at academic conferences (N = 259)

N

%

N

%

OR

95%CI

P value

Respondent attributes

 Sex (male)

21

51.2

92

35.5

1.6

0.7–3.3

0.25

 Age 20 s

2

4.9

34

13.1

Ref

　  -

   -

        30 s

18

43.9

93

35.9

2.4

0.5–12.1

0.29

        40 s

12

29.3

74

28.6

2.4

0.4–13.8

0.33

        50 s

4

9.8

44

17.0

1.5

0.2–11.4

0.68

        60 s

3

7.3

13

5.0

3.5

0.4–30.7

0.26

 over 70 s

2

4.9

1

0.4

23.2

1.0–522.7

0.048^a

 Highest educational background (doctoral or master's degree)

11

26.8

22

8.5

2.7

1.0–7.3

0.049^a

Experiences gained in pharmacy school

 Experience participating in academic conferences during pharmacy school

17

41.5

63

24.3

1.8

0.7–4.2

0.20

 Course experience while enrolled in pharmacy school (quartile range)

3(1.5–5)

3(1–5)

1.0

0.8–1.1

0.62

 Meeting a role model

17

41.5

63

24.3

2.0

0.9–4.8

0.10

Physical environmental factors at your facility

 Affiliated with pharmacy chains or DS

22

53.7

132

51.0

1.2

0.5–2.6

0.66

 Frequency of information exchange is more than once/month

28

68.3

140

54.1

1.0

0.4–2.2

0.10

 Subsidy system

30

73.2

155

59.8

1.9

0.8–4.4

0.15

 Opportunities to report learning

15

36.6

35

13.5

2.1

0.9–5.1

0.10

Human environmental factors at your facility

 Presence of a pharmacist to consult

21

51.2

81

31.3

0.7

0.2–2.6

0.64

 Experience in participating in workshops

12

29.3

50

19.3

0.9

0.4–2.3

0.85

The status of self-learning /self-improvement motivation after employment

 Number of types of self-improvement (quartile range)

　　　　　　　4(2–4.5)

2(1–3)

1.4

1.1–1.7

0.005^a

 Execution of self-improvement

21

51.2

102

39.4

0.8

0.4–1.8

0.60