Table-I.
Patients experiences of oral vitamin D injection usage (n=182).
| Questions | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Yes | |
| Has your healthcare provider taken your consent before prescribing injection form of Vitamin D from oral route? | 85 (47.5) |
| Were you taught by health care professional how to properly break glass ampule? | 71 (39.7) |
| Did you break glass ampule yourself? | 87 (48.6) |
| Did you feel comfortable breaking the glass ampule? | 59 (32.6) |
| Did you injure yourself while breaking glass ampoule? | 59 (33.0) |
| What was the extent of Injury | |
| Laceration | 19 (27.1) |
| Self-controlled bleeding | 35 (50.0) |
| Bleeding that required bandaging | 4 (5.7) |
| Others | 12 (17.1) |
| How often you spill Liquid Vitamin D out while breaking glass ampule? | |
| Frequently | 15 (8.4) |
| Often | 14 (7.8) |
| Sometimes | 57 (31.8) |
| Rarely | 40 (22.3) |
| Never | 52 (29.1) |
| Have you ever found a broken glass piece in your medicine while taking it? | 30 (16.6) |
| Is there any bad taste after taking Liquid Vitamin D injection ampule? | 89 (49.4) |
| If given preference which form of medication you will choose? | |
| Oral tablet | 142 (80.2) |
| Liquid in glass ampoule | 35 (19.8) |