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Table 2 Simple logistic regression of spontaneous adverse event reporting and related factors

From: Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reaction among health professionals in Ghana

VARIABLES

COR, 95% CI

Socio-Demographic

 Sex

  Male

1

  Female

0.77, (0.38–1.56)

 Age (years)

  Less than 30

1

  30–39

1.63, (0.61–4.31)

  40–49

2.55, (0.79–8.21)

  Greater than 50

8.75, (2.27–33.67)a

 Profession

  Medical Officer

1

  Pharmacist

2.17, (0.69–6.84)

  Nurse

0.16, (0.05–0.53)a

  Pharm Tech

0.11, (0.02–0.56)a

  Midwife

0.69, (0.22–2.23)

  Physician Assistant

0.30, (0.07–1.22)

  D. Control Officer

5.78, (0.47–71.62)

 Institution

  Government

1

  Private Hospital

1.23, (0.58–2.64)

  Community Pharmacy

0.54, (0.06 - 4.53)

 Religion

  Christian

N/A

  Muslim

0

  Other

0

Knowledge

  Poor

1

  Average

6.16, (0.80–47.8)

  Good

14.17, (1.83–109.67)a

VARIABLES

COR, 95% CI

Professional Attitudes

 Uncertainty about cause of ADR

  No

1

  Yes

0.32, (0.15–0.70)a

 Lack of Adequate time

  No

1

  Yes

0.23, (0.11–0.48)a

 Diffident about ADR occurrence

  No

1

  Yes

0.71, (0.34–1.49)

 Fear of legal repercussions

  No

1

  Yes

0.16, (0.06–0.37)a

 Extraneous work

  No

1

  Yes

1.20, (0.55–2.54)

 Ambitious to publish a case report

  No

1

  Yes

0.62, (0.27–1.43)

 Mistrust in PV system

  No

1

  Yes

0.56, (0.27–1.13)

 Negligence

  No

1

  Yes

1.0, (0.49–2.03)

 Diffident about Procedure

  No

1

  Yes

0.29, (0.14–0.62)a

 Indifferent about reporting

  No

1

  Yes

1.87 (0.87–4.0)

 Lack of incentives

  No

1

  Yes

0.94, (0.46–1.94)

Form of ADR reactions

 Seriousness of reaction

  No

 

  Yes

N/A

 Unusual reaction

  No

1

  Yes

1.63 (0.78–3.40)

 Unknown Reaction to product

  No

1

  Yes

0.95 (0.47–1.92)

Stakeholder Factor

 Unavailability of reporting forms

  No

1

  Yes

0.21 (0.09–0.48)a

 Prompt Feedback

  No

1

  Yes

2.38 (1.13–4.98)a

 PV in curriculum

  No

1

  Yes

1.10 (0.53–2.26)

 Post-professional PV Training

  No

1

  Yes

19.04 (7.07–51.27)a

  1. aStatistically significant
  2. COR Crude Odds Ratio
  3. CI Confidence interval