2.1 Basic characteristics of the respondent
This survey started on March 1, 2019 and ended on March 15. 475 questionnaires were collected in total, of which 13 were excluded and 462 were valid with an efficient response rate of 97.26%. Among them, the male pharmacists accounted for 24.46% and the female accounted for 75.54%, with the working years mainly concentrating in 5-9 years and 20-29 years accounting for 28.14% and 23.59%, respectively. Their age was mainly from 25-34 years old and from 35-44 years old (38.53% and 29.65%, respectively), and their education backgrounds were Bachelor’s degree accounting for 62.99%, Master’s degree or higher accounting for 14.94%, and others accounting for 22.08%. Pharmacists from tertiary medical institutions accounted for 61.47% in the entire population, and pharmacists from second-class medical institutions or lower accounted for 38.53%. Among them, pharmacists from general hospitals accounted for 63.85%, pharmacists from specialized hospitals accounted for 20.35%. The pharmacists investigated with a primary professional title accounted for 33.12%, intermediate 30.09% and senior 4.39%.