Table 2.
Knowledge of ADR Reporting Among Health Care Professionals in HFSUH, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, From February to March 2015.
| Variables | Profession |
Total 295 (%) |
Pearson chi-square | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurses 230 (%) |
Physicians 44 (%) |
Pharmacists 21 (%) |
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| Do you think that ADR is the same with side effect? | ||||||
| Yes | 83 (36.1) | 15 (34.1) | 1 | 99 (33.6) | 8.475 | .014 |
| No | 147 (63.9) | 29 (65.9) | 20 (95.24) | 196 (66.4) | ||
| Do you know pharmacovigilance? | ||||||
| Yes | 50 (21.74) | 22 (50) | 15 (71.43) | 87 (29.5) | 33.309 | .000 |
| No | 180 (78.3) | 22 (50) | 6 | 208 (70.5) | ||
| Do you know national ADR reporting system? | ||||||
| Yes | 121 (52.6) | 37 (84.1) | 17 (80.95) | 175 (59.3) | 19.55 | .000 |
| No | 109 (47.4) | 7 (15.9) | 4 | 120 (40.7) | ||
| How are ADRs reported? | ||||||
| Those who know any method(s) of ADR reporting (by telephone, post, and e-mail)a | 128 (55.7) | 36 (81.82) | 18 (85.71) | 182 (61.69) | 16.220 | .000 |
| Those who do not know any methods of ADR reporting | 102 (44.4) | 8 (18.2) | 3 | 113 (38.3) | ||
| Do you know availability of ADR reporting form? | ||||||
| Yes | 130 (56.5) | 34 (77.27) | 17 (80.95) | 181 (61.36) | 10.370 | .006 |
| No | 100 (34.5) | 10 (27.72) | 4 | 114 (38.64) | ||
| Do you think that ADRs are well documented at the time a drug is marketed? | ||||||
| Yes | 116 (50.4) | 26 (59.1) | 10 (47.62) | 152 (51.53) | 1.246 | .536 |
| No | 114 (49.6) | 18 (40.9) | 11 (52.38) | 143 (48.47) | ||
Note. Association is done using Pearson chi-square test, P < .05 considered to be statistically significant. HFSUH = Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital; ADR = adverse drug reaction.
a
Indicates some participants selected more than 1 answer.