Review Article

Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting in Ethiopia: Systematic Review

Table 4

Attitude of healthcare professionals towards ADR reporting ().

S.noQuestionsTypeAngamo et al. [22] (%)Bule et al. [23]
(%)
Nadew et al. [24] (%)Kefale et al. [26] (%)Kasa et al. [28] (%)Goshime et al. [29] (%)Denekew et al. [30] (%)Gidey et al. [31] (%)Kassa et al. [32] (%)Hailua et al. [33] (%)Shanko et al. [34] (%)

1ADR should be reported spontaneously at regular baseAgree44 (53.66)122 (93.8)NA186 (87.3)88 (77.20)365 (96.2)208 (88.9)207 (67.4)40 (70.1)NA218 (73.9)
Disagree38 (46.44)8 (6.2)NA27 (12.7)26 (22.80)14 (3.8)26 (11.1)100 (32.6)17 (29.9)NA77 (26.1)
2Reporting ADR is part of duty of health professionalsAgree47 (57.31)111 (85.4)388 (95.3)179 (84)100 (87.72)371 (97.9)217 (92.7)NA53 (93.0)NA179 (60.68)
Disagree35 (42.69)19 (14.6)19 (4.7)34 (16)14 (22.28)8 (2.1)17 (7.3)NA4 (7)NA116 (39.32)
3Reporting drug safety is important for the publicAgree59 (71.95)122 (93.8)NA182 (85.5)108 (94.74)366 (96.6)219 (93.6)NA52 (91.2)145 (96.7)246 (83.4)
Disagree23 (28.05)8 (6.2)NA31 (14.5)6 (5.26)13 (3.4)15 (6.4)NA5 (8.8)5 (3.7)49 (16.6)
4Reporting drug safety is important for the health care systemAgree58 (70.73)123 (94.6)258 (63.4)197 (92.5)NA376 (99.2)222 (94.9)135 (44.0)NANA216 (73.2)
Disagree24 (29.27)7 (5.4)149 (36.6)15 (7.5)NA3 (0.8)12 (5.1)172 (56.0)NANA78 (26.4)
5There is a need to be sure that ADR is related to the drug before reportingAgree70 (85.37)76 (58.5)381 (93.6)164 (77)87 (76.32)321 (90)180 (76.9)194 (63.2)NANA200 (67.8)
Disagree12 (14.63)54 (41.5)26 (6.4)49 (23)27 (23.68)38 (10)54 (23.1)113 (36.8)NANA95 (32.2)
6Only ADR of prescription drugs need to be reportedAgree17 (20.73)NANANANA78 (20.6)87 (37.2)82 (26.7)NANANA
Disagree65 (79.27)NANANANA301 (79.4)147 (62.8)225 (73.3)NANANA
7Only ADR that cause persistent disability should be reportedAgree8 (9.76)11 (8.5)NA75 (35.2)48 (42.11)49 (12.9)45 (19.2)NA20 (35.0)NA53 (17.97)
Disagree74 (90.24)119 (91.5)NA138 (64.8)66 (57.89)330 (87.1)189 (80.8)NA37 (65)NA242 (82.03)
8Reporting ADR improves quality of patient careAgree60 (73.17)NA391 (96)NA101 (88.60)NA19 (8.1)148 (48.2)52 (91.2)NANA
Disagree22 (26.83)NA16 (4)NA13 (11.40)NA215 (91.9)159 (51.8)5 (8.8)NANA
9One report of ADR makes no differenceAgree14 (17.07)NA45 (11)NA30 (22.32)NA46 (19.7)103 (33.6)38 (66.7)123 (82)NA
Disagree68 (82.93)NA362 (89)NA84 (73.68)NA178 (80.3)204 (66.4)19 (33.3)27 (18)NA
10Reporting is not useful to the patientAgree7 (8.53)NANA21 (10.1)NA14 (3.7)19 (8.1)NANANANA
Disagree75 (91.47)NANA192 (89.9)NA365 (96.3)215 (91.9)NANANANA
11Reporting creates additional work loadAgree42 (51.21)46 (35.4)55 (13.5)NA48 (42.11)NA52 (22.2)199 (64.8)NANA42 (14.2)
Disagree40 (48.79)84 (64.6)352 (86.5)NA66 (57.89)NA182 (87.8)108 (35.2)NANA253 (85.8)
12Reporting of ADR affects patient’s confidentiality issuesAgreeNANA35 (8.6)NA31 (27.19)NANANA22 (38.6)NANA
DisagreeNANA372 (91.4)NA83 (72.81)NANANA35 (61.4)NANA
13Fear of legal liability affects ADR reportingAgreeNANA209 (51.4)NA60 (52.63)NANANA21 (36.8)NANA
DisagreeNANA198 (48.6)NA54 (47.37)NANANA36 (63.2)NANA
14Reporting of ADR should be voluntaryAgreeNANANA67 (31.4)27 (23.68)200 (52.8)37 (15.8)191 (62.2)17 (29.9)27 (18)NA
DisagreeNANANA146 (68.6)87 (76.32)179 (41.2)197 (84.2)116 (37.8)40 (70.1)123 (82)NA

NA: not assessed.