Table 6.
Attitudes of Health Care Professionals Toward ADR Reporting in HFSUH, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, From February to March 2015.
| Variables | Professions |
Total 295 (%) | Pearson chi-square | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurses 230 (%) |
Physicians 44 (%) |
Pharmacists 21 (%) |
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| ADRs should be reported spontaneously at regular basis | ||||||
| Agree | 166 (72.2) | 34 (72.3) | 18 (85.7) | 218 (73.9) | 5.718 | .221 |
| Neutral | 55 (23.9) | 9 (20.45) | 1 | 65 (22.03) | ||
| Disagree | 9 (3.91) | 1 | 2 | 12 (4.07) | ||
| Reporting ADR is part of duty of health professionals | ||||||
| Agree | 134 (58.26) | 28 (63.64) | 17 (80.95) | 179 (60.68) | 12.02 | .017 |
| Neutral | 91 (39.56) | 16 (36.36) | 2 | 109 (36.95) | ||
| Disagree | 5 | — | 2 | 7 (33.3) | ||
| Reporting drug safety is important for the public | ||||||
| Agree | 189 (82.17) | 36 (81.82) | 21 (100) | 246 (83.4) | 5.692 | .223 |
| Neutral | 36 (15.65) | 8 (18.2) | — | 44 (14.92) | ||
| Disagree | 5 | — | — | 5 | ||
| Reporting drug safety is important for the health care system | ||||||
| Agree | 165 (71.74) | 30 (68.2) | 21 (100) | 216 (73.2) | 8.762 | .067 |
| Neutral | 64 (27.83) | 14 (31.82) | — | 78 (26.4) | ||
| Disagree | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| There is a need to be sure that ADR is related to the drug before reporting | ||||||
| Agree | 155 (67.4) | 27 (61.36) | 18 (85.7) | 200 (67.8) | 10.398 | .034 |
| Neutral | 64 (27.83) | 17 (38.6) | 1 | 82 (27.8) | ||
| Disagree | 11 (4.78) | — | 2 | 13 (4.4) | ||
| Only ADR that causes persistent disability should be reported | ||||||
| Agree | 43 (18.7) | 4 | 6 (28.57) | 53 (17.97) | 6.700 | .153 |
| Neutral | 102 (44.35) | 19 (43.2) | 5 | 126 (42.7) | ||
| Disagree | 85 (36.96) | 21 (47.7) | 10 (47.62) | 116 (39.3) | ||
| Reporting creates additional workload | ||||||
| Agree | 29 (12.6) | 6 (13.64) | 7 (33.3) | 42 (14.2) | 6.812 | .146 |
| Neutral | 55 (23.9) | 10 (22.7) | 4 | 69 (23.4) | ||
| Disagree | 146 (63.5) | 28 (63.64) | 10 (47.62) | 184 (62.4) | ||
Note. P < .05 is considered statistically significant. ADR = adverse drug reaction; HFSUH = Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital.