Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of Health professionals from Kpone-Katamanso District, Ghana
From: Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reaction among health professionals in Ghana
Background Characteristics | Mean, (SD) | Number | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 119 | 44.4 | |
Female | 149 | 55.6 | |
Age (years) | |||
Less than 30 | 76 | 28.36 | |
30–39 | 34.13, (0.472) | 139 | 51.87 |
40–49 | 39 | 14.55 | |
50–59 | 8 | 2.99 | |
Greater than 59 | 6 | 2.24 | |
Profession | |||
Medical Officer | 35 | 13.06 | |
Pharmacist | 21 | 7.84 | |
Nurse | 93 | 34.7 | |
Pharm Tech | 53 | 19.78 | |
Midwife | 31 | 11.57 | |
Physician Assistant | 32 | 11.94 | |
Disease Control Officer | 3 | 1.12 | |
Institution | |||
Government | 88 | 32.84 | |
Private Hospital | 167 | 62.31 | |
Community Pharmacy | 13 | 4.85 | |
Religion | |||
Christian | 234 | 87.97 | |
Muslim | 25 | 9.13 | |
Other | 8 | 3.01 | |
Years of Practice | |||
Less than 10 | 194 | 72.39 | |
10–19 | 50 | 18.66 | |
20–29 | 18 | 6.72 | |
Greater or equal to 30 | 6 | 2.24 | |
Marital Status | |||
Married | 165 | 61.57 | |
Single | 87 | 32.46 | |
Divorced | 16 | 5.97 | |
Witnessed a case of ADR | |||
Yes | 208 | 77.61 | |
No | 60 | 22.39 | |
Spontaneous Reporting | |||
Yes | 36 | 13.43 | |
No | 232 | 86.57 | |