Table 5 Reasons for ADR misreporting from three different HCPs
Reasons | Designation | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physician | Pharmacist | Nurse | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
ADR reporting system not incorporated because of limited awareness of the health care professionals | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 7 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.515 |
Disagree | 16 | 8.8 | 8 | 7.5 | 12 | 17.4 | |
Neutral | 42 | 23.1 | 11 | 10.4 | 22 | 31.9 | |
Agree | 76 | 41.8 | 49 | 46.2 | 23 | 33.3 | |
Strongly agree | 41 | 22.5 | 38 | 35.8 | 11 | 15.9 | |
ADR reporting system not incorporating in Karachi Hospitals because of financial issues | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 10 | 5.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 3 | 4.3 | 0.982 |
Disagree | 37 | 20.3 | 18 | 17.0 | 14 | 20.3 | |
Neutral | 46 | 25.3 | 26 | 24.5 | 17 | 24.6 | |
Agree | 58 | 31.9 | 44 | 41.5 | 30 | 43.5 | |
Strongly agree | 31 | 17.0 | 16 | 15.1 | 5 | 7.2 | |
ADR’s not reported because of shortage of time | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 10 | 5.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.013 |
Disagree | 49 | 26.9 | 21 | 19.8 | 13 | 18.8 | |
Neutral | 40 | 22.0 | 14 | 13.2 | 17 | 24.6 | |
Agree | 56 | 30.8 | 42 | 39.6 | 25 | 36.2 | |
Strongly agree | 27 | 14.8 | 27 | 25.5 | 13 | 18.8 | |
ADR’s not reported because of unavailiblity of reporting forms | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 8 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.517 |
Disagree | 26 | 14.3 | 22 | 20.8 | 11 | 15.9 | |
Neutral | 40 | 22.0 | 19 | 17.9 | 17 | 24.6 | |
Agree | 84 | 46.2 | 50 | 47.2 | 30 | 43.5 | |
Strongly agree | 24 | 13.2 | 14 | 13.2 | 11 | 15.9 | |
ADR’s not reported because complacency (uncertinity that ADR occurred due to drug administered) | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 4 | 2.2 | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.011 |
Disagree | 22 | 12.1 | 14 | 13.2 | 7 | 10.1 | |
Neutral | 127 | 69.8 | 44 | 41.5 | 44 | 63.8 | |
Agree | 22 | 12.1 | 34 | 32.1 | 12 | 17.4 | |
Strongly agree | 7 | 3.8 | 11 | 10.4 | 6 | 8.7 | |
ADR’s not reported because of the belief that all marketted drugs are safe | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 13 | 7.1 | 15 | 14.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.006 |
Disagree | 35 | 19.2 | 27 | 25.5 | 14 | 20.3 | |
Neutral | 122 | 67.0 | 48 | 45.3 | 35 | 50.7 | |
Agree | 12 | 6.6 | 10 | 9.4 | 13 | 18.8 | |
Strongly agree | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 5.7 | 6 | 8.7 | |
Community pharmacy (medical stores) lacking legally qualified pharmacist causing non reporting | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 7 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.243 |
Disagree | 26 | 14.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 7 | 10.1 | |
Neutral | 27 | 14.8 | 13 | 12.3 | 17 | 24.6 | |
Agree | 60 | 33.0 | 30 | 28.3 | 28 | 40.6 | |
Strongly agree | 62 | 34.1 | 59 | 55.7 | 17 | 24.6 | |
Fatal ADR’s are mostly not reported because usually general public donot allow conducting postmartem studies | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 5 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.721 |
Disagree | 20 | 11.0 | 4 | 3.8 | 3 | 4.3 | |
Neutral | 24 | 13.2 | 18 | 17.0 | 18 | 26.1 | |
Agree | 75 | 41.2 | 46 | 43.4 | 34 | 49.3 | |
Strongly agree | 58 | 31.9 | 38 | 35.8 | 14 | 20.3 | |