Table 3 Difference in scores among selected subgroups of community pharmacists before (pre-test), immediately after (post-test) and six weeks following (retention) an educational intervention
Characteristics | Pre-test median (interquartile range) | Post-test median (interquartile range) | p valueΔ | Pre-test median (interquartile range) | Retention median (interquartile range) | p valueΔ | Post-test median (interquartile range) | Retention median (interquartile range) | p valueΔ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall score | |||||||||
 Gender | |||||||||
  Male | 81 (75–83) | 89 (85–92) | <0.0 | 81 (75–83) | 80 (77–83) | 1.000 | 89 (85–92) | 80 (77–83) | <0.001 |
  Female | 80 (75–83) | 91.5 (81–93) | <0.001 | 80 (75–83) | 80 (75–82) | 0.769 | 91.5 (81–93) | 80 (75–82) | <0.001 |
 Location | |||||||||
  Rural | 80 (75–93) | 90 (87–92.75) | <0.001 | 80 (75–93) | 81 (79–93) | 0.168 | 90 (87–92.75) | 81 (79–93) | <0.001 |
  Urban | 82 (76–86) | 89 (85–92) | <0.001 | 82 (76–86) | 80 (75–93) | 0.267 | 89 (85–92) | 80 (75–93) | <0.001 |
Knowledge score | |||||||||
 Gender | |||||||||
  Male | 39 (37–40) | 44 (41–47) | <0.001 | 39 (37–40) | 46 (42–48) | <0.001 | 44 (41–47) | 46 (42–48) | 0.097 |
  Female | 39 (37–42) | 44 (43–45) | <0.001 | 39 (37–42) | 45 (39–47) | <0.001 | 44 (43–45) | 45 (39–47) | 0.837 |
 Location | |||||||||
  Rural | 39 (44–46) | 44 (44–44) | <0.001 | 39 (44–46) | 46 (43–47) | <0.001 | 44 (44–44) | 46 (43–47) | 0.206 |
  Urban | 38 (33–46) | 43 (43–44) | <0.002 | 38 (33–46) | 46 (42–47) | <0.001 | 43 (43–44) | 46 (42–47) | 0.761 |
Attitude score | |||||||||
 Gender | |||||||||
  Male | 43 (37–44) | 44 (43–47) | 0.012 | 43 (37–44) | 35 (31–37) | 0.003 | 44 (43–47) | 35 (31–37) | <0.001 |
  Female | 41 (35–44) | 46 (44–48) | <0.001 | 41 (35–44) | 35 (31–37) | <0.001 | 46 (44–48) | 35 (31–37) | <0.001 |
 Location | |||||||||
  Rural | 41 (35–44) | 45 (43–47) | <0.001 | 41 (35–44) | 35 (31–38) | <0.001 | 45 (43–47) | 35 (31–38) | <0.001 |
  Urban | 43 (38–44) | 45 (43–48) | 0.039 | 43 (38–44) | 34 (31–37) | <0.001 | 45 (43–48) | 34 (31–37) | <0.001 |