Table IIIa.
Factors associated with reporting Adverse Drug Reactions among health professionals at Mulago National Referral Hospital, January 2010–March 2010
| Characteristic | Bivariate analysis |
| Unadjusted Odds Ratio, OR (95% CI) | |
| Age in years | |
| 21– 35 | 1.000 |
| 36–65 | 3.068 (1.433–6.568) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 1.000 |
| Female | 0.335 (0.159– 0.706) |
| Profession | |
| Doctor | 1.000 |
| Pharmacist | 0.633 (0.214– 1.874) |
| Nurse | 0.276 (0.117– 0.650) |
| Hospital department | |
| General Medicine | 1.000 |
| Obstetrics/Gynaecology/ Surgery | 0.952 (0.424–2. 139) |
| Paediatrics and child health | 1.464 (0.371–5.785) |
| Years of work experience | |
| 0 – 5 | 1.000 |
| 6 – 10 | 2.027 (0.808–5.082) |
| > 10 | 3.919 (1.522–10.084) |
| Marital Status | |
| Not married | 1.000 |
| Married | 2.819 (1.273 – 6.242) |
| Religious Affiliation | |
| Roman catholic | 1.000 |
| Anglican | 0.727 (0.305 –1.735) |
| Pentecostal | 0.296 (0.088– 0.994) |
| Muslim | 2.800 (0.867 –9.038) |
| Other | 2.000 (0.164– 24.373) |
| Understanding of the concept of ADR reporting | |
| Understand | 1.000 |
| Don't understand | 0.160 (0.046– 0.561) |
| Awareness of who should report ADRs | |
| Don't know | 1.000 |
| Know | 0.541 (0.213 – 1.376) |
| Awareness of the existence of the NPC | |
| Aware | 1.000 |
| Not aware | 0.145 (0.060– 0.352) |
| Awareness of the existence of the HPC | |
| Aware | 1.000 |
| Not aware | 0.140 (0.048 – 0.413) |
| Awareness of the national ADR reporting forms | |
| Aware | 1.000 |
| Not aware | 0.140 (0.048 – 0.413) |
| Awareness of purpose of ADR reporting | |
| Not aware | 1.000 |
| Aware | 1.617 (1.071– 1.702) |