From: Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reaction among health professionals in Ghana
VARIABLE | Adj. Odd ratio | 95% CI | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
Less than 30 (Ref) | 1 | ||
30–39 | 10.13 | 1.056–97.217 | 0.045 |
40–49 | 93.10 | 4.577–1893.7 | 0.003a |
Greater than 50 | 2.21 | 0.0925–52.947 | 0.624 |
Profession | |||
Medical Officer (Ref) | 1 | ||
Pharmacist | 1.93 | 0.086–43.16 | 0.67 |
Nurse | 0.01 | 0.001–0.185 | < 0.01a |
Pharm Tech | 0.18 | 0.008–4.170 | 0.29 |
Midwife | 3.31 | 0.161–67.852 | 0.43 |
Physician Assistant | .20 | 0.0073–5.152 | 0.32 |
Disease Control Officer | 12.382 | 1.8039–84.984 | 0.02a |
Knowledge of Professionals | |||
Poor (Ref) | 1 | ||
Average | 7.967 | 0.335–189.246 | 0.2 |
Good | 8.311 | 0.333–207.123 | 0.2 |
Uncertainty about cause of ADR | |||
No (Ref) | 1 | ||
Yes | 0.34 | 0.11–1.06 | 0.06 |
Time constraint to report ADR | |||
No (Ref) | 1 | ||
Yes | 0.30 | 0.10–0.91 | 0.03a |
Fear of legal repercussions | |||
No (Ref) | 1 | ||
Yes | 0.15 | 0.41–0.51 | < 0.01a |
Diffident about reporting procedure | |||
No (Ref) | 1 | ||
Yes | 0.77 | 0.26–2.33 | 0.65 |
Unavailability of Reporting form | |||
No (Ref) | 1 | ||
Yes | 0.28 | 0.09–0.88 | 0.03a |
Feedback from FDA | |||
No (Ref) | 1 | ||
Yes | 2.12 | 0.70–6.37 | 0.181 |
Pharmacovigilance training | |||
No (Ref) | 1 | ||
Yes | 18.78 | 5.46–64.59 | < 0.01a |