TABLE 6.

Perception differences based on age, gender, and education.

Variable	Patient’s knowledge of adverse reactions by drugs
	Response	Diagnostic response	${\chi }^2$	p-value	Interventional response	${\chi }^2$	p-value
Age
15–30 years	Don’t know	64.8%	63.61	<0.01*	61.6%	11.09	<0.01*
	Yes	35.2%			38.4%
31–45 years	Don’t know	81.5%			43.2%
	Yes	18.5%			56.8%
46 and above years	Don’t know	33.9%			48.3%
	Yes	66.1%			51.7%
Gender
Male	Don’t know	37.4%	95.28	<0.01*	32.3%	55.01	<0.01*
	Yes	62.6%			67.7%
Female	Don’t know	83.6%			68.4%
	Yes	16.4%			31.6%
Education in years
Uneducated	Don’t know	58.3%	52.53	<0.01*	56.4%	5.79	0.05
	Yes	41.7%			43.6%
Matric and intermediate	Don’t know	81.9%			43.9%
	Yes	18.1%			56.1%
Graduate and above	Don’t know	38.1%			55,2%
	Yes	61.9%			44.8%
Patient’s communication in pharmacovigilance
	Response	Diagnostic response	${\mathbf{\chi }}^{\mathbf{2}}$	p-value	Interventional response	${\mathbf{\chi }}^{\mathbf{2}}$	p-value
Age
15–30 years	Don’t know	42.8%	7.47	0.02	51.6%	0.44	0.80
	Yes	57.2%			48.4%
31–45 years	Don’t know	57.5%			49.3%
	Yes	42.5%			50.7%
46 and above years	Don’t know	44.9%			53.4%
	Yes	55.1%			46.6%
Gender
Male	Don’t know	13.6%	180	<0.01*	30.8%	62.56	<0.01*
	Yes	86.4%			69.2%
Female	Don’t know	79.1%			69.3%
	Yes	20.9%			30.7%
Education in years
Uneducated	Don’t know	41.7%	5.17	0.07	49.1%	4.28	0.11
	Yes	58.3%			50.9%
Matric and intermediate	Don’t know	54.2%			47.7%
	Yes	45.8%			52.3%
Graduate and above	Don’t know	50.5%			60%
	Yes	49.5%			49%
Patient’s practice in the pharmacovigilance system
	Response	Diagnostic response	${\mathbf{\chi }}^{\mathbf{2}}$	p-value	Interventional response	${\mathbf{\chi }}^{\mathbf{2}}$	p-value
Age
15–30 years	Don’t know	54.7%	77.79	<0.01*	80.05%	37.40	<0.01*
	Yes	45.3%			19.5%
31–45 years	Don’t know	8.2%			47.3%
	Yes	91.8%			52.7%
46 and above years	Don’t know	45.8%			58.5%
	Yes	54.2%			41.5%
Gender
Male	Don’t know	23.7%	24.92	<0.01*	58.6%	2.94	0.05
	Yes	76.3%			41.4%
Female	Don’t know	47.1%			66.7%
	Yes	52.9%			33.3%
Education in years
Uneducated	Don’t know	49.7%	78.89	<0.01*	71.2%	26.25	<0.01*
	Yes	50.3%			28.8%
Matric and intermediate	Don’t know	9.0%			47.1%
	Yes	91.0%			52.9%
Graduate and above	Don’t know	55.2%			73.3%
	Yes	44.8%			26.7%

Note: * (significant at ≤ 0.05 p-value).