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Table 1 Socio-demographic factors and their associations with computer literacy

From: The readiness of hospital pharmacists in Kuwait to practise evidence-based medicine: a cross-sectional study

   

Computer literacy

 

Socio-demographic Factors

 

All (N = 176)

Basic or less (N = 43)

Good (N = 93)

Excellent (N = 40)

Chi-Square P - value

 

n

(Total %)

n (Row %)

n (Row %)

n (Row %)

 

Age group (years)

     

0.032

 22–30

69

(39.4)

13 (18.8)

35 (50.7)

21 (30.4)

For trend

 31–40

69

(41.2)

20 (27.8)

36 (50.0)

16 (22.2)

 

 Above 40

34

(19.4)

9 (26.5)

22 (64.7)

3 (8.8)

 

Gender

0.867

 Male

79

(45.1)

18 (22.8)

42 (53.2)

19 (24.0)

Pearson

 Female

96

(54.9)

25 (26.0)

50 (52.1)

21 (21.9)

 

Nationality

0.817

 Kuwaiti

79

(44.9)

21 (26.6)

40 (50.6)

18 (22.8)

Pearson

 Non-Kuwaiti

97

(55.1)

22 (22.7)

53 (54.6)

22 (22.7)

 

Educational level

0.295

 BSc

135

(78.5)

28 (20.7)

79 (58.6)

28 (20.7)

For trend

 Pharm D

15

(8.7)

7 (46.7)

6 (40.0)

2 (13.3)

 

 Postgraduate

22

(12.8)

4 (18.2)

8 (36.3)

10 (45.5)

 

Years of experience

0.364

 1–5

79

(45.1)

20 (25.3)

38 (48.1)

21 (26.6)

For trend

 6–15

70

(40.0)

16 (22.9)

38 (54.2)

16 (22.9)

 

 Above 15

26

(14.9)

7 (26.9)

16 (61.5)

3 (11.6)

 

Rank of employment

0.476

 Beginner pharmacist

32

(18.3)

7 (21.9)

14 (43.8)

11 (34.3)

For trend

 Pharmacist

70

(40.0)

19 (27.1)

37 (52.9)

14 (20.0)

 

 Pharmacy specialist

26

(14.9)

7 (26.9)

13 (50.0)

6 (23.1)

 

 Senior pharmacist

24

(13.7)

5 (20.8)

12 (50.0)

7 (29.2)

 

 Senior pharmacy specialist

9

(5.1)

1 (11.1)

8 (88.9)

0 (0.0)

 

 Head of pharmacy specialists

14

(8.0)

4 (28.6)

8 (57.1)

2 (14.3)

 

Previous exposure to EBM

0.025

 Read about it

82

(48.0)

25 (30.5)

43 (52.4)

14 (17.1)

Pearson

 Attended a lecture

32

(18.7)

5 (15.6)

16 (50.0)

11 (34.4)

 

 Had formal EBM training

18

(10.5)

2 (11.1)

7 (38.9)

9 (50.0)

 

 Never heard of it

39

(22.8)

9 (23.1)

24 (61.5)

6 (15.4)

 

Previous research exposure

0.105

 Participated in one study

48

(28.1)

9 (18.8)

31 (64.6)

8 (16.6)

Pearson

 Have participated in more than one study

20

(11.7)

6 (30.0)

6 (30.0)

8 (40.0)

 

 None

103

(60.2)

27 (26.2)

52 (50.5)

24 (23.3)