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Article

Factors Affecting Pharmacy Students’ Decision to Study in Pharmacy Colleges in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Analysis

by
Ahmed M. Alshehri
1,*,
Lara A. Elsawaf
1,
Shaikah F. Alzaid
1,
Yasser S. Almogbel
2,
Mohammed A. Alminggash
3,
Ziyad S. Almalki
1 and
Majed A. Algarni
4
1
Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj 16273, Saudi Arabia
2
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia
3
Ministry of Interior, Medical Services Headquarters, Riyadh 6389, Saudi Arabia
4
Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2021, 9(12), 1651; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121651
Submission received: 28 September 2021 / Revised: 13 November 2021 / Accepted: 24 November 2021 / Published: 28 November 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pharmacy Practice and Administration)
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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.
Keywords: pharmacy education; decision to study in pharmacy; selecting pharmacy as a first choice pharmacy education; decision to study in pharmacy; selecting pharmacy as a first choice

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Alshehri, A.M.; Elsawaf, L.A.; Alzaid, S.F.; Almogbel, Y.S.; Alminggash, M.A.; Almalki, Z.S.; Algarni, M.A. Factors Affecting Pharmacy Students’ Decision to Study in Pharmacy Colleges in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Analysis. Healthcare 2021, 9, 1651. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121651

AMA Style

Alshehri AM, Elsawaf LA, Alzaid SF, Almogbel YS, Alminggash MA, Almalki ZS, Algarni MA. Factors Affecting Pharmacy Students’ Decision to Study in Pharmacy Colleges in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Analysis. Healthcare. 2021; 9(12):1651. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121651

Chicago/Turabian Style

Alshehri, Ahmed M., Lara A. Elsawaf, Shaikah F. Alzaid, Yasser S. Almogbel, Mohammed A. Alminggash, Ziyad S. Almalki, and Majed A. Algarni. 2021. "Factors Affecting Pharmacy Students’ Decision to Study in Pharmacy Colleges in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Analysis" Healthcare 9, no. 12: 1651. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121651

APA Style

Alshehri, A. M., Elsawaf, L. A., Alzaid, S. F., Almogbel, Y. S., Alminggash, M. A., Almalki, Z. S., & Algarni, M. A. (2021). Factors Affecting Pharmacy Students’ Decision to Study in Pharmacy Colleges in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Analysis. Healthcare, 9(12), 1651. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121651

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