Table 4.
Association of Years of Experience With Knowledge of ADR Reporting Among Health Care Professionals at HFSUH, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, From February to March 2015.
| Variables | Years of experience |
Total 295 (%) |
Pearson chi-square | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 140 (%) |
5-9 109 (%) |
10-14 26 (%) |
15-19 13 (%) |
20-29 6 (%) |
30-40 1 (%) |
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| Do you think that ADR is the same with side effect? | |||||||||
| Yes | 45 (32) | 36 (33) | 12 (46) | 5 | 1 | — | 99 (33.6) | 3.403 | .638 |
| No | 95 (67.9) | 73 (67) | 14 (54) | 8 (61.5) | 5 | 1 | 196 (66.4) | ||
| Do you know pharmacovigilance? | |||||||||
| Yes | 44 (31.4) | 33 (30.3) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 87 (29.5) | 4.724 | .450 |
| No | 96 (68.6 | 76 (69.7) | 21 (80.7) | 10 (76.9) | 5 | — | 208 (70.5) | ||
| Do you know national ADR reporting system? | |||||||||
| Yes | 67 (47.9) | 73 (67) | 22 (84.6) | 9 (69.2) | 3 | 1 | 175 (59.3) | 18.593 | .002 |
| No | 73 (52.1) | 36 (33) | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 120 (40.7) | ||
| How are ADRs reported? | |||||||||
| Those who know any method(s) of reporting (by telephone, post, and e-mail) | 63 (45) | 39 (35.8) | 6 (23.1) | 1 | 4 | — | 113 (38.3) | 13.319 | .021 |
| Those who do not know any methods of ADR reporting | 77 (55) | 70 (64.2) | 20 (76.9) | 12 (92.3) | 2 | 1 | 182 (61.7) | ||
| Do you know availability of ADR reporting form? | |||||||||
| Yes | 72 (51.4) | 78 (71.6) | 22 (84.6) | 7 (53.8) | 1 | 1 | 181 (61.4) | 22.531 | .000 |
| No | 68 (48.6) | 31 (28.4) | 4 | 6 (46.2) | 5 | — | 114 (38.6) | ||
| Do you think that ADRs are well documented at the time a drug is marketed? | |||||||||
| Yes | 64 (45.7) | 64 (58.7) | 14 (53.8) | 7 (53.8) | 2 | 1 | 152 (51.5) | 5.969 | .309 |
| No | 76 (54.3) | 45 (41.3) | 12 (46.2) | 6 (46.2) | 4 | 0 | 143 (48.5) | ||
Note. Association is done using Pearson chi-square, P < .05 considered to be statistically significant. HFSUH = Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital; ADR = adverse drug reaction.