Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medical, Pharmacy, and Nursing Students Towards Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting at University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tekel, Masho Tigabe; Bekalu, Abaynesh Fentahun; Sema, Faisel Dula

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“…Additionally, comparable findings were found in other regions of Ethiopia, where nurses ( P =0.001) and health officers ( P =0.019) had less knowledge than pharmacists [ 19 ]. A study conducted at the University of Gondar in Ethiopia found that nursing students had a higher mean rank attitude score than that of pharmacy students and medical students ( P =0.017) [ 31 ].…”

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Willingness, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting among Healthcare Providers in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Siraj

Shafi

Ejeta

et al. 2022

Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Background. An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is harm that arises from the use of a drug. Adverse drug reactions have a huge impact on the health system since they result in drug-related morbidity and mortality as well as indirect costs such as loss of productivity at work. Reporting of adverse drug reactions to a relevant authority is one of the methods of enhancing medication safety; however, underreporting of adverse drug reactions by health workers is a major challenge in enhancing medicines safety. The aim of this study was to assess the willingness, attitude, and associated factors of healthcare providers towards ADRs reporting at Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital (MTUTH). Methods. A cross-sectional mixed method was conducted among healthcare providers working in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital from August to September 2021. A total of 190 healthcare providers and five key informants were participated in the study. The quantitative data were collected using self-administered structured questionnaires, and for the qualitative study, data from the key informant interviews were collected using a semistructured questionnaire containing open-ended questions. The collected data were coded, entered, and analyzed using a Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 21). Furthermore, the logistic regression model was fitted to see the association between attitude items and demographic characteristics. Variables with P value <0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Analysis of the qualitative data was done by sorting the data into categories and examining the emerging themes. Results. The majority of individuals in the study (81.6%) were willing to report adverse drug reactions. High percent (57.9%) of the study participants knew how to report ADR to responsible body and 66 (34.7%) of the study participants believe that ADR reporting is the responsibility of all healthcare professionals. 86 (45.3%) of respondents encountered ADR cases during their professional career. It was found that the majority of participants (53.7%) had a positive attitude toward ADR reporting. The professional distribution and work experiences of healthcare professionals had a significant impact on their attitude toward ADR reporting ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion. A large percentage of study subjects were willing to report adverse drug reactions to the appropriate authorities. The majority of healthcare providers were found to have a good attitude towards ADR reporting. Professional distribution and work experiences were significantly associated with attitude of healthcare providers towards ADR reporting. In order to improve the ADR reporting practices of the healthcare professionals and increase the ADR reporting load at the national level, the national regulatory body should collaborate with health facilities.

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Willingness, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting among Healthcare Providers in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

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Shafi

Ejeta

et al. 2022

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“…According to the findings of Farcas [9], 75.4% strongly agreed that pharmacovigilance should be taught to all healthcare students during the course. Similarly, the study by Tekel et al [13] showed that 49.0% strongly agreed that pharmacovigilance should be taught in the curriculum of all healthcare students. A study by Sivadasan [12] showed that 35.7% strongly agreed that pharmacists were among the most important healthcare professionals reporting ADRs.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude in Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Reporting of Final Year Undergraduate Pharmacy Students

Pokhrel¹,

Ansari²,

Napit³

et al. 2022

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Introduction: Adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting is an important role of pharmacist apart from preparation and dispensing of prescribed drugs. A pharmacist can also educate the physicians and nurses, and can encourage participating in ADR reporting program. ADR is a major health problem that occurs worldwide and lack of ADR reporting makes it even more upsetting. Objectives: To assess the Knowledge and Attitude of final year undergraduate pharmacy students towards ADR reporting. Methodology: Descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed in 88 final year pharmacy students in selected colleges of Kathmandu valley that are affiliated to Purbanchal University. Printed Questionnaires were used to collect the data and collected data were reviewed, coded and analyzed by using SPSS version 16.Findings: Majority of the participants were female and were age group 20-25 with mean age 24.46 years. There is significant difference in knowledge of ADR reporting between male and female. Conclusions: Majority of the participants (i.e. 95.45%) have good knowledge on ADR reporting and final year pharmacy undergraduate students have good attitude towards ADR reporting. Therefore, to enhance ADR reporting pharmacist should be encouraged.

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“…9,10,17 The 77.2% doctors opine that a single ADE is significant on the database and as such, majority of them view ADE reporting as a professional obligation. [16][17][18][19] The attitude of 14.9% doctors who do not have a positive response to ADE reporting needs to be changed. Also, 9.9% doctors feel that ADE from OTC, herbal/ nonallopathic drugs need not be reported.…”

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“…The 70.3% doctors observe ADE with polypharmacy, 57.4% doctors with skin, paediatric and elderly patients and 40.6% doctors with food and drinks. [16][17][18][19] The 10,13,17-,23 On testing the association between the responses of doctors having received training on ADE reporting and their response on the maximum ADE being due to polypharmacy, they are found to be statistically significant. (p<0.05).…”

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A study on the knowledge, attitude and practice of junior doctors to adverse drug event reporting in a tertiary care hospital, Manipur

Manohar¹,

Akham²,

Singh³

et al. 2022

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: The aim of the present study is to find out the ways to improve the status of adverse drug effect (ADE) reporting to the pharmacovigilance centres.Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional study with purposive sampling. Descriptive statistics is used for analysing the data from the questionnaire using frequencies and percentages.Results: The response on the questionnaire was 77.7%. The 90 participants knew the definition of ADE. The 91 participants want to report the ADEs of newly marketed drugs. Only 70 participants know about the existence of PvPI. The 80 participants did not consider all OTC drugs to be safe. 95 participants opined that all Herbal and non-allopathic drugs are not safe. The 69 participants replied that no ADE monitoring centre was available in SHIJA hospitals and research institute Pvt. Ltd. Though 90 participants knew the definition of ADE, only 85.1% of them considered to report it as a professional obligation. Maximum ADEs are seen with skin, paediatric and elderly patients as opined by 57.4% of the participants. Varied opinions of occurrence of ADEs according to the participants with polypharmacy was 70.3% and with foods and drinks was 40.6%. Although 85.1% participants have the attitude of reporting ADE, only 63.4% participants have good clarity when reporting and filling the ADE forms with careful observation of the risks and behaviour of the patients.Conclusions: To promote ADE reporting, a regular awareness cum sensitization programme coupled with CME program is necessary at various levels of health-care providers.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medical, Pharmacy, and Nursing Students Towards Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting at University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 13 publications

References 35 publications

Willingness, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting among Healthcare Providers in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Willingness, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting among Healthcare Providers in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude in Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Reporting of Final Year Undergraduate Pharmacy Students

A study on the knowledge, attitude and practice of junior doctors to adverse drug event reporting in a tertiary care hospital, Manipur

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