Table 3.
Factors discouraging voluntary reporting of an adverse drug reaction (multiple choices).
| Answer | Younger than 50 years | Older than 50* years | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absence of information on where, when, and how to report ADRs. | 249 (65.18%) | 82 (54.67%) | 331 (62.22) |
| Uncertain causality | 218 (57.07%) | 52 (34.67%) | 270 (50.75) |
| Difficulty in determining exactly which drug is responsible for the suspected adverse reaction; | 172 (45.03%) | 42 (28.00%) | 214 (40.23) |
| Nobody have asked him/her expressly to report | 134 (35.08%) | 50 (33.33%) | 184 (34.59) |
| Lack of time | 114 (29.84%) | 39 (26.00%) | 153 (28.76) |
| Belief that his/her reporting of an ADR has no influence on the global use of a drug | 73 (19.11%) | 37 (24.67%) | 110 (20.68) |
| Lack of pay for this activity | 71 (18.59%) | 21 (14.00%) | 92 (17.29) |
| Fear of legal litigations | 43 (11.26%) | 2 (1.33%) | 45 (8.46) |
| Too many side effects to be reported | 36 (9.42%) | 7 (4.67%) | 43 (8.08) |
| Other | 4 (1.05%) | 1 (0.67%) | 5 (0.94) |
*x2 = 23.332; df = 9, One-tailed p-value 0.005.