Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research Article

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

Knowledge of healthcare providers towards ADR reporting in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital from August to September 2021.


Variables		N (%)

Ever heard about existence of ADR reporting system in Ethiopia	Yes	139 (73.2)
	No	51 (26.8)

Knowledge about existence of national ADR monitoring guidelines	Yes	97 (51.1)
	No	93 (48.9)

Knowledge about how to report ADRs	Yes	110 (57.9)
Knowledge about how to report ADRs	No	80 (42.1)

Organization responsible for monitoring ADR reports	Ministry of Health	73 (38.4)
	Ethiopian Food and Drug Administration (EFDA)	55 (29.9)
	Universities	12 (6.3)
	Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)	14 (7.4)
	Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association	19 (10)
	I do not know	17 (8.9)

Knowledge about existence of ADR reporting form	Yes	119 (62.63)
Knowledge about existence of ADR reporting form	No	71 (37.37)

Professionals responsible in ADR reporting	Physicians	35 (18.4)
	Nurse	31 (16.4)
	Pharmacy professional	52 (27.4)
	All health professional	66 (34.7)
	I do not know	6 (3.2)