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Table 5 The level of knowledge about medication therapy management service based on sociodemographic characteristics

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacists on medication therapy management: a survey in Hospital Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malaysia

Characteristics

Knowledge level (%)

P-Value

Moderate

High

Total

7 (7.50)

86 (92.5)

 

Gender

  

0.469

 Male

1 (4.2)

23 (95.8)

 Female

6 (8.7)

63 (91.3)

Age

  

0.815

 20–30

4 (7.0)

53 (93.0)

 31–40

3 (8.3)

33 (91.7)

Race

  

0.336

 Malay

3 (14.3)

18 (85.7)

 Chinese

4 (6.2)

60 (93.8)

 Indian

0 (0.0)

8 (100.0)

Degree

  

0.916

 Bachelor’s

6 (7.3)

76 (92.7)

 Master’s

1 (10.0)

9 (90.0)

 PhD

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

Pharmacy Practice Setting

  

0.004*

 Inpatient pharmacist

1 (5.0)

19 (95.0)

 Outpatient pharmacist

3 (9.7)

28 (90.3)

 MTAC pharmacist

0 (0.0)

14 (100.0)

 Clinical pharmacist

0 (0.0)

12 (100.0)

 Pharmacist working at drug information center

0 (0.0)

7 (100.0)

 Pharmacist working at store

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

 Pharmacist working at total parenteral nutrition preparation

0 (0.0)

3 (100.0)

Years of experience

  

0.368

 0–10

7 (8.3)

77 (91.7)

 11–20

0 (0.0)

9 (100.0)

  1. MTAC medication therapy adherence clinic; *P < 0.05, Significant