Table 5 Association of demographic variables, attitudes and beliefs with the intent to become pharmacy owner
Variables | Intent to become entrepreneur (%) | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | OR (CI) | p value | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 81.4 | 18.6 | Ref | 0.47 |
Male | 72 | 28 | 0.75 (0.35–1.62) | |
Professional year | ||||
1 | 61.1 | 38.9 | Ref | |
2 | 71.8 | 28.2 | 1.44 (0.49–4.17) | 0.50 |
3 | 87.9 | 12.1 | 3.29 (1.23–8.79) | 0.014 |
4 | 84.3 | 15.7 | 7.36 (1.56–34.58) | <0.001 |
5 | 85.2 | 14.8 | 7.41 (1.48–18.95) | <0.001 |
Age (in years) | ||||
<21 | 74.3 | 25.7 | Ref | 0.63 |
≥21 | 84.8 | 15.2 | 1.30 (0.44–3.80) | |
cGPA | ||||
<2.8 | 74 | 26 | Ref | 0.64 |
≥2.8 | 79.8 | 20.2 | 1.24 (0.49–3.12) | |
Family residential status | ||||
Rural | 77.8 | 22.2 | Ref | 0.42 |
Urban | 79.3 | 20.7 | 1.42 (0.59–3.38) | |
Family income status | ||||
≤30,000 | 77.4 | 22.6 | Ref | |
31,000–60,000 | 77.5 | 22.5 | 0.72 (0.32–1.61) | 0.43 |
61,000–90,000 | 88.9 | 11.1 | 2.38 (0.60–9.46) | 0.21 |
91,000–120,000 | 95 | 5 | 6.54 (0.68–62.50) | 0.10 |
>120,000 | 61.1 | 38.9 | 1.29 (0.30–5.41) | 0.72 |
Family business | ||||
No | 84.3 | 15.7 | Ref | 0.006 |
Yes | 63.9 | 36.1 | 0.34 (0.15–0.73) | |
Past entrepreneurship experience | ||||
No | 81.1 | 18.9 | Ref | 0.254 |
Yes | 50 | 50 | 0.49 (0.14–1.6) | |
Attitude | ||||
Negative | 74.2 | 25.8 | Ref | 0.029 |
Positive | 85.8 | 14.2 | 2.09 (1.46–4.57) | |
Perceived behavioural control | ||||
Negative | 65.6 | 34.4 | Ref | 0.038 |
Positive | 81.1 | 11.9 | 2.10 (1.04–4.2) | |
Subjective norms | ||||
Negative | 44.7 | 55.3 | Ref | 0.001 |
Positive | 91.7 | 8.3 | 11.14 (5.6–21.1) | |