Research Article
Psychological Distress among Pharmacists during Second Wave of Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic and work-related characteristics of pharmacists.
| | Characteristics | Category | Frequency (%) |
| | Age groups (in years) | Below 30 | 122 (70.9) | | 30–45 | 45 (26.2) | | Above 45 | 5 (2.9) |
| | Mean age ± S.D. | 27.81 ± 6.35 | | | Min: 19 | | Max: 54 |
| | Sex | Male | 70 (40.7) | | Female | 102 (59.3) |
| | Religion | Hinduism | 141 (82.0) | | Buddhism | 19 (11.0) | | Islam | 6 (3.5) | | Christianity | 6 (3.5) |
| | Ethnicity | Dalit | 19 (11) | | Janjati | 46 (26.7) | | Madhesi | 10 (5.8) | | Muslim | 6 (3.5) | | Brahmin/Chhetri | 83 (48.3) | | Others (giri, puri, sanyashi) | 8 (4.7) |
| | Education | Diploma in pharmacy | 89 (51.7) | | B. Pharmacy | 72 (41.9) | | M. Pharmacy | 11 (6.4) |
| | Marital status | Unmarried | 96 (55.8) | | Married | 63 (36.6) | | Divorced | 13 (7.6) |
| | Experience (years) | 1–4 | 120 (69.8) | | 5–10 | 34 (19.8) | | Above 10 | 18 (10.5) |
| | Position | Owner | 35 (20.3) | | Employee | 137 (79.7) |
| | Hours per day | <8 | 48 (27.9) | | ≥8 | 124 (72.1) |
| | Days per week | 5 | 5 (2.9) | | 6 | 100 (58.1) | | 7 | 67 (39.0) | | Mean working hours per week ± S.D. | 59.15 ± 20.57 | |
| | Satisfaction | Yes | 110 (64.0) | | No | 62 (36.0) |
| | Workload | Yes | 138 (80.2) | | No | 34 (19.8) |
| | Extra allowance | Yes | 45 (26.2) | | No | 127 (73.8) |
| | Chronic illness | Yes | 9 (5.2) | | No | 163 (94.8) |
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