Table 4. Institutional factors that affect ADR reporting practice of doctors in Addis Ababa, 2017 (n = 407).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Existence of systems in hospital to report ADR | |
| Yes | 39(9.6) |
| No | 298(73.2) |
| I don’t know | 70(17.2) |
| ADR reporting considered as role of DTC/DIC | |
| Yes | 70(47.20) |
| No | 54(36.2) |
| I don’t know | 25(16.8) |
| Existence of ADR focal person in hospitals | |
| Yes | 19(4.7) |
| No | 183(45.0) |
| I don’t know | 68(16.7) |
| Linkage between hospital and national pharmacovigilance center | |
| Yes | 51(12.5) |
| No | 266(65.4) |
| I don’t know | 90(22.1) |
| Support from pharmacovigilance center to hospitals* | |
| Yes | 27(6.6) |
| No | 306(75.2) |
| I don’t know | 74(18.2) |
| Reporting ADRs to respective MAH | |
| Yes No |
38(9.3) 309(75.9) |
| I don’t know | 60(14.7) |
| Willingness of MAH to receive ADR reports of their own medicines | |
| Yes | 61(15.0) |
| No | 246(60.4) |
| I don’t know | 100(24.6) |
* Support included provision of training and ADR reporting form etc.