Table 4.
Attitude of healthcare professionals towards ADR reporting (n = 11).
| S.no | Questions | Type | Angamo et al. [22] N (%) | Bule et al. [23] N (%) |
Nadew et al. [24] N (%) | Kefale et al. [26] N (%) | Kasa et al. [28] N (%) | Goshime et al. [29] N (%) | Denekew et al. [30] N (%) | Gidey et al. [31] N (%) | Kassa et al. [32] N (%) | Hailua et al. [33] N (%) | Shanko et al. [34] N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADR should be reported spontaneously at regular base | Agree | 44 (53.66) | 122 (93.8) | NA∗ | 186 (87.3) | 88 (77.20) | 365 (96.2) | 208 (88.9) | 207 (67.4) | 40 (70.1) | NA∗ | 218 (73.9) |
| Disagree | 38 (46.44) | 8 (6.2) | NA∗ | 27 (12.7) | 26 (22.80) | 14 (3.8) | 26 (11.1) | 100 (32.6) | 17 (29.9) | NA∗ | 77 (26.1) | ||
| 2 | Reporting ADR is part of duty of health professionals | Agree | 47 (57.31) | 111 (85.4) | 388 (95.3) | 179 (84) | 100 (87.72) | 371 (97.9) | 217 (92.7) | NA∗ | 53 (93.0) | NA∗ | 179 (60.68) |
| Disagree | 35 (42.69) | 19 (14.6) | 19 (4.7) | 34 (16) | 14 (22.28) | 8 (2.1) | 17 (7.3) | NA∗ | 4 (7) | NA∗ | 116 (39.32) | ||
| 3 | Reporting drug safety is important for the public | Agree | 59 (71.95) | 122 (93.8) | NA∗ | 182 (85.5) | 108 (94.74) | 366 (96.6) | 219 (93.6) | NA∗ | 52 (91.2) | 145 (96.7) | 246 (83.4) |
| Disagree | 23 (28.05) | 8 (6.2) | NA∗ | 31 (14.5) | 6 (5.26) | 13 (3.4) | 15 (6.4) | NA∗ | 5 (8.8) | 5 (3.7) | 49 (16.6) | ||
| 4 | Reporting drug safety is important for the health care system | Agree | 58 (70.73) | 123 (94.6) | 258 (63.4) | 197 (92.5) | NA∗ | 376 (99.2) | 222 (94.9) | 135 (44.0) | NA∗ | NA∗ | 216 (73.2) |
| Disagree | 24 (29.27) | 7 (5.4) | 149 (36.6) | 15 (7.5) | NA∗ | 3 (0.8) | 12 (5.1) | 172 (56.0) | NA∗ | NA∗ | 78 (26.4) | ||
| 5 | There is a need to be sure that ADR is related to the drug before reporting | Agree | 70 (85.37) | 76 (58.5) | 381 (93.6) | 164 (77) | 87 (76.32) | 321 (90) | 180 (76.9) | 194 (63.2) | NA∗ | NA∗ | 200 (67.8) |
| Disagree | 12 (14.63) | 54 (41.5) | 26 (6.4) | 49 (23) | 27 (23.68) | 38 (10) | 54 (23.1) | 113 (36.8) | NA∗ | NA∗ | 95 (32.2) | ||
| 6 | Only ADR of prescription drugs need to be reported | Agree | 17 (20.73) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | 78 (20.6) | 87 (37.2) | 82 (26.7) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ |
| Disagree | 65 (79.27) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | 301 (79.4) | 147 (62.8) | 225 (73.3) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | ||
| 7 | Only ADR that cause persistent disability should be reported | Agree | 8 (9.76) | 11 (8.5) | NA∗ | 75 (35.2) | 48 (42.11) | 49 (12.9) | 45 (19.2) | NA∗ | 20 (35.0) | NA∗ | 53 (17.97) |
| Disagree | 74 (90.24) | 119 (91.5) | NA∗ | 138 (64.8) | 66 (57.89) | 330 (87.1) | 189 (80.8) | NA∗ | 37 (65) | NA∗ | 242 (82.03) | ||
| 8 | Reporting ADR improves quality of patient care | Agree | 60 (73.17) | NA∗ | 391 (96) | NA∗ | 101 (88.60) | NA∗ | 19 (8.1) | 148 (48.2) | 52 (91.2) | NA∗ | NA∗ |
| Disagree | 22 (26.83) | NA∗ | 16 (4) | NA∗ | 13 (11.40) | NA∗ | 215 (91.9) | 159 (51.8) | 5 (8.8) | NA∗ | NA∗ | ||
| 9 | One report of ADR makes no difference | Agree | 14 (17.07) | NA∗ | 45 (11) | NA∗ | 30 (22.32) | NA∗ | 46 (19.7) | 103 (33.6) | 38 (66.7) | 123 (82) | NA∗ |
| Disagree | 68 (82.93) | NA∗ | 362 (89) | NA∗ | 84 (73.68) | NA∗ | 178 (80.3) | 204 (66.4) | 19 (33.3) | 27 (18) | NA∗ | ||
| 10 | Reporting is not useful to the patient | Agree | 7 (8.53) | NA∗ | NA∗ | 21 (10.1) | NA∗ | 14 (3.7) | 19 (8.1) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ |
| Disagree | 75 (91.47) | NA∗ | NA∗ | 192 (89.9) | NA∗ | 365 (96.3) | 215 (91.9) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | ||
| 11 | Reporting creates additional work load | Agree | 42 (51.21) | 46 (35.4) | 55 (13.5) | NA∗ | 48 (42.11) | NA∗ | 52 (22.2) | 199 (64.8) | NA∗ | NA∗ | 42 (14.2) |
| Disagree | 40 (48.79) | 84 (64.6) | 352 (86.5) | NA∗ | 66 (57.89) | NA∗ | 182 (87.8) | 108 (35.2) | NA∗ | NA∗ | 253 (85.8) | ||
| 12 | Reporting of ADR affects patient's confidentiality issues | Agree | NA∗ | NA∗ | 35 (8.6) | NA∗ | 31 (27.19) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | 22 (38.6) | NA∗ | NA∗ |
| Disagree | NA∗ | NA∗ | 372 (91.4) | NA∗ | 83 (72.81) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | 35 (61.4) | NA∗ | NA∗ | ||
| 13 | Fear of legal liability affects ADR reporting | Agree | NA∗ | NA∗ | 209 (51.4) | NA∗ | 60 (52.63) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | 21 (36.8) | NA∗ | NA∗ |
| Disagree | NA∗ | NA∗ | 198 (48.6) | NA∗ | 54 (47.37) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | 36 (63.2) | NA∗ | NA∗ | ||
| 14 | Reporting of ADR should be voluntary | Agree | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | 67 (31.4) | 27 (23.68) | 200 (52.8) | 37 (15.8) | 191 (62.2) | 17 (29.9) | 27 (18) | NA∗ |
| Disagree | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ | 146 (68.6) | 87 (76.32) | 179 (41.2) | 197 (84.2) | 116 (37.8) | 40 (70.1) | 123 (82) | NA∗ |
∗NA: not assessed.