Table 6.
Health care professionals perceived factors for ADR underreporting (n = 4).
| S.no | Perceived factors | Kasa et al. [28] N (%) | Goshime et al. [29] N (%) | Denekew et al. [30] N (%) | Shanko et al. [34] N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concern that the report may be wrong | 87 (76.3) | NA∗ | 100 (42.7) | NA∗ |
| 2 | Not knowing how to fill and report ADR | 57 (50) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ |
| 3 | Uncertain of causal association between drug and ADR | 61 (53.51) | 310 (81.8) | NA∗ | 153 (51.9) |
| 4 | Lack of time to fill report form | 78 (68.42) | NA∗ | 67 (28.6) | 64 (21.7) |
| 5 | Reporting does not influence the treatment scheme | 76 (66.67) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ |
| 6 | Forgetfulness | 56 (49.12) | NA∗ | NA∗ | 40 (13.6) |
| 7 | Lack of feedback | 33 (28.95) | NA∗ | NA∗ | 121 (41) |
| 8 | Fear of legal liability by reporting ADR | 59 (51.75) | 117 (30.9) | 56 (23.9) | NA∗ |
| 9 | Concern that a report will generate an extra work | 71 (62.28) | 101 (26.6) | 61 (26.1) | NA∗ |
| 10 | Belief that only safe drugs are marketed | 80 (70.17) | NA∗ | 80 (34.2) | NA∗ |
| 11 | Thinking that one report does not make any difference | 75 (65.78) | 49 (12.9) | 57 (24.4) | NA∗ |
| 12 | Thinking that you may have caused a patient harm | 75 (69.3) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ |
| 13 | My report is not needed/necessary | 90 (78.94) | 15 (4.0) | 39 (16.7) | NA∗ |
| 14 | Insufficient clinical knowledge | 57 (50) | NA∗ | 99 (42.3) | NA∗ |
| 15 | Reporting forms are not available when needed | 45 (39.48) | 341 (90.0) | 95 (40.6) | 159 (53.9) |
| 16 | Thinking that ADR reporting is not a duty | 84 (73.69) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ |
| 17 | Not knowing where to report | 48 (42.11) | NA∗ | NA∗ | NA∗ |
| 18 | Other colleagues are not reporting ADR cases | 49 (42.99) | NA∗ | 84 (35.9%) | NA∗ |
| 19 | No ADR reporting system | NA∗ | 160 (42.2) | 84 (35.9) | NA∗ |
| 20 | Lack of motivation | NA∗ | 190 (50.3) | NA∗ | NA∗ |
∗NA: not assessed.