Alemayehu Worku
Ethiopia
Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Professionals towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting and Factors Associated with
Reporting
Author(s): Welelaw Necho Mulatu and Alemayehu WorkuWelelaw Necho Mulatu and Alemayehu Worku
Purpose: Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is a significant activity to improve the safety of medicines and health care professionals are pivotal players. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of health professionals towards an adverse drug reaction reporting and factors associated with reporting.
Methods: Institutional based cross sectional study complemented with qualitative study was conducted from May to November, 2012 in Amhara region. Using a two stage cluster sampling technique, 708 participants were selected for the study. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. An in-depth interview was used to collect qualitative data. Multivariate binary logistic regression was used for the analysis.
Results: It was found that none of the respond.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-6887.1000135