Factors related to work-related stress among pharmacists in the south of Jordan Authors Nedal Awad Alnawaiseh Department of Community Medicine, Mutah University, Alkarak, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0361-7586 Waqar Al-Kubaisy Department of Community Medicine, Mutah University, Alkarak, Jordan Omar Waseem A-lkubaisi Alforat General Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq Nashat Abdel Rahim Alnawayseh Master Public Health Management, Technical and Medical Assistant, Director of Health Affairs in Alkarak Governorate, Ministry of Health, Jordan Sadeen Zein Eddin Department of Medicine, Mutah University, Jordan Rashed Alqaisi Ministry of Health, Irbid, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3184-409X DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.21569 Keywords: Work-related Stress, Pharmacists, Risk factor, Gender, Years of experience Abstract Objective: To identify the prevalence of and risk factors associated with work-related stress among pharmacists. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted from January 3 to July 1, 2022, in the Alkarak Governorate of Jordan after approval from the ethics review committee of Mutah University, Jordan. The sample comprised qualified pharmacists with at least one year of professional experience. Data was collected using a validated and reliable self-administered questionnaire containing 20 items under five main domains. Each item was scored on a 5-point Likert scale. Data was analysed using SPSS 25. Results: Of the 179 pharmacists with mean age 32.5±7.7 years and mean professional experience 7.7±6.3 years, 122(68.2%) were females and 57(31.8%) were males. Of the total, 145(81%) pharmacists demonstrated moderate work-related stress, while 4(2.2%) showed a high level. Gender, working hours per week, number of prescriptions dispensed per day, number of pharmacists per shift, employment status, and years of professional experience were significantly associated with the level of work-related stress (p<0.05). Conclusion: Several factors were found to have a significant relationship with work-related stress among pharmacists. Key Words: Work-related Stress, Pharmacists, Risk factor, Gender, Years of experience. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2025-09-25 How to Cite Alnawaiseh, N. A., Al-Kubaisy, W., A-lkubaisi, O. W., Alnawayseh, N. A. R., Eddin, S. Z., & Alqaisi, R. (2025). Factors related to work-related stress among pharmacists in the south of Jordan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 75(10), 1557–1563. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.21569 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 75 No. 10 (2025): OCTOBER Section RESEARCH ARTICLE License Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.