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Original Research Paper
Title: Biostatistical analysis knowledge of pharmacy research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Yousef Ahmed Alomi 1, *, Ali Faris Altebainawi 2, 3, 4, Abdulsalam Awadh Alharbi 5, Ammar Ali Alabdullatif 6, 7, 8
Affiliation(s):
1General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2Clinical Pharmacy Department, Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Khalid Hospital, Ministry of Health, Hail, Saudi Arabia
3Department of Pharmacovigilance, AJA Pharmaceutical Industries Co. Ltd., Hail, Saudi Arabia
4Medication Safety Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
5Department of Pharmacies, Al-Dawaa Medical Services Co. Ltd., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
6Pharmaceutical Care Services, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
7King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
8King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
* Corresponding Author.
Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1381-628X
Digital Object Identifier:
https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2020.03.011
Abstract:
The aim of the current study is to explore the Biostatistical analysis of basic knowledge of Pharmacy Research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a 4-months cross-sectional survey of biostatistical knowledge used in pharmacy research. The survey consisted of two-part demographic information and the second part about pharmacist information related to the biostatistical analysis knowledge of pharmaceutical research. The 5-point Likert response scale system used. There were two methods for validation done in the current study; more than two of the authors reviewed the survey independently, the pilot study had been done, then the survey corrects accordingly, and the Cronbach's alpha test for internal reliability. The survey made an electronic format, and it analyzed through Statically Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20, and survey monkey system. The total response was 209 pharmacists. The average score level of knowledge of using all types of statistical analyses in Pharmacy research was (3.23) 64.6 %. The top highest scores of the knowledge of type statistical analysis were Mean (3.73), P-value (3.70), and Standard Deviation (3.67). While the lowest score knowledge of type statistical analysis was Tukey test (2.64), McNemar Test (2.70), and Yates correction for Chi-Square (2.87). The average score level of knowledge of using the software in the statistical analysis in the Pharmacy research was (3.24) 64.8 %. The top highest scores of the experience were Microsoft Excel (3.82), and Microsoft Access (3.29); while the lowest score knowledge was SAS (2.75), and SPSS (3.08). The Cronbach's alpha test results were 0.985. The biostatistical analysis knowledge among pharmacists inadequate in the Saudi Arabia, similar to previous studies. Comprehensive education and training of biostatistics used in pharmacy research are very demandable for pharmacists in Saudi Arabia. Further study with a large scale of the pharmacist, including students, is highly recommended in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Keywords: Biostatistical analysis, Biostatistics, Pharmacy research, Pharmacy education, Saudi Arabia
Article History: Received 7 October 2019, Received in revised form 2 January 2020, Accepted 5 January 2020
Acknowledgment:
No Acknowledgment.
Availability of data and material:
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Authors' contributions:
YA started the research idea. AF and YA have written the paper; AF has supervised the research; YA has analyzed and interpreted the data; AF, AT and AH worked on data collection and prepared the manuscript. Each author listed on the manuscript has seen and approved the submission of the present version of the manuscript and takes full responsibility for the manuscript.
Compliance with ethical standards
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Citation:
Alomi YA, Altebainawi AF, and Alharbi AA et al. (2020). Biostatistical analysis knowledge of pharmacy research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 7(3): 104-112
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