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- Title
Factors Affecting Pharmacy Students' Decision to Study in Pharmacy Colleges in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Analysis.
- Authors
Alshehri, Ahmed M.; Elsawaf, Lara A.; Alzaid, Shaikah F.; Almogbel, Yasser S.; Alminggash, Mohammed A.; Almalki, Ziyad S.; Algarni, Majed A.
- Abstract
(1) Background: Many factors may play a role in deciding to opt for pharmacy as a major. However, no previous studies have been conducted in Saudi Arabia to explore these factors. This study aims to identify the potential factors that prompted students to join the pharmacy program. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire was distributed among undergraduate pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia, addressing areas such as reasons that encourage them to choose pharmacy as a major, and students' socio-demographic characteristics. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the study variables, and a simple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the potential factors. (3) Results: A total of 491 students completed the questionnaire. Around 40% of them had chosen to study pharmacy as their first choice. Only gender, current GPA, and reasons related to the pharmacy field were found to have a statistically significant association with students selecting pharmacy as their first choice. (4) Conclusions: This study shows that pharmacy students have a future-oriented outlook and selected pharmacy as their first choice because it will develop them professionally, financially, and intellectually. Educating high school students about the characteristic of pharmacy would help attract more talented students to the pharmacy carrier.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; PHARMACY students; DRUGSTORES; PHARMACY colleges; CROSS-sectional method; LOGISTIC regression analysis; TALENTED students
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2021, Vol 9, Issue 12, p1651
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare9121651