Assessing efficient cold chain management practices in the health sector and its impact on service delivery in ghana: a study of komfo anokye teaching hospital, kumasi docx


Table 4.1: Tabular Summary of Respondents Profile



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Table 4.1: Tabular Summary of Respondents Profile
Variable
Category
Frequency
Percentage
Gender
Male
38 Female 38.7
Professional Background
Pharmacist
9 Pharmacy Technician Medical Doctor Nurse Midwife 12.9
Years
of
Professional
Experience
Less than 5 years 37.1 5-10 years 29.0 11-15 years 25.8 16-20 years Over 20 years 1.6
Academic Qualification
Doctor of Pharmacy
(PharmD)
9 Bachelors degree 22.6 50

Masters degree Doctor of Medicine
(MD)
21 33.9
Cold Chain Familiarity
Yes
52 No 16.1
Source: Field Survey (2021)
4.2.1 Gender
There were 62 respondents involved in the study. Out of the 62 respondents, 38 representing, were males, while 24 were females representing 38.7%. Below is figure 4.1, which means the visual impression of male and female respondents.
4.2.2 Professional Background
Questionnaires were sent to healthcare practitioners in the Ashanti of Ghana for this research.
The responders are healthcare professionals who, in one way or another, have a say in how cold chain practices are managed. Consequently, incorporating them improves the credibility and trustworthiness of the data and findings of this research. Figure 4.2 shows the number of professionals who answered the survey in each category. There were 9 (14.5 per cent)
pharmacists, 11 (17.7%) pharmacy technicians, 21 (33.9 percent) medical doctors, 13 (percent) nurses, and eight (8) midwives who replied. According to the table, Medical
Doctors were the most common respondents to the surveys, followed by Nurses and
Pharmacy Technicians. This research includes a wide range of healthcare experts, which boosts the study's generalizability and trustworthiness.
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