Table 1 Summary of the sociodemographic characteristics of study population (n = 450)
Sociodemographic variable | Frequency (n) | Percentages (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | ||
21–25 | 214 | 44.8 |
26–30 | 236 | 50.0 |
 > 30 | 25 | 5.2 |
Gender | ||
Male | 278 | 58.2 |
Female | 200 | 41.8 |
Degree | ||
Pharm. B | 474 | 99.2 |
Pharm. D | 4 | 0.8 |
Duration into internship program | ||
 < 4 months | 34 | 7.1 |
4–6 months | 133 | 27.7 |
7–9 months | 265 | 55.2 |
 > 9 months | 46 | 9.6 |
Place of internship | ||
Tertiary hospital | 380 | 79.2 |
Specialist hospital | 39 | 8.1 |
Military hospital | 20 | 4.2 |
Community pharmacy | 15 | 3.1 |
Others | 23 | 4.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
Igbo | 363 | 75.6 |
Yoruba | 14 | 2.9 |
Hausa | 17 | 3.5 |
Others | 84 | 17.5 |
Religion | ||
Islam | 20 | 4.2 |
Christianity | 456 | 95.0 |
Others | 2 | 0.4 |