The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
European Publisher
Continuing Professional Development: Views and Barriers Toward Participation Among Malaysian Pharmacists
Table 1: Survey respondent demographics
| Characteristics | No. of respondents (%) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 876 (77.3) |
| Race | |
| Malay | 518 (45.7) |
| Chinese | 540 (47.7) |
| Indian | 45 (4.0) |
| Others | 30 (2.6) |
| Postgraduate qualification (Yes) | |
| Yes | 60 (5.3) |
| Length of time in practice (years) | |
| 5 or less | 868 (76.6) |
| 6-10 | 157 (13.9) |
| 11-15 | 37 (3.3) |
| 16-20 | 23 (2.0) |
| More than 20 | 489 (4.2) |
| Current job responsibilities | |
| Managerial | 61 (5.4) |
| Counselling & dispensing | 358 (31.6) |
| Manufacturing & ward supply | 231 (20.4) |
| Purchasing, distribution & Store | 115 (10.2) |
| Specialist Pharmacy service | 110 (9.7) |
| Enforcement & licensing | 157 (13.9) |
| Clinical Pharmacy | 75 (6.6) |
| Drug Information | 26 (2.3) |