ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF PHARMACOVIGILANCE AMONG PHARMACISTS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN FOUR GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AT SANA'A CITY, YEMEN
Maged Alwan Noman, Mahmoud Mahyoob Alburyhi*, Abdalwali Ahmed Saif and Tawfeek A. A. Yahya
ABSTRACT
Background: Pharmacovigilance is now firmly based on sound scientific principles and is integral to effective clinical practice. Aim: To get an insight into the causes of under-reporting of ADRs. Method: This is a cross-sectional study that was carried out across four hospitals (Al-Jmhori, Al-Kuwait, Al-Sabeen, Al-Thawra) and pharmacies of capital secretariat using a survey-based questionnaire. Survey was conducted from December 2023 to February 2024, a self-administered questionnaire with mostly close-ended questions were distributed by study researchers to 130 physician, 160 pharmacists and 110 nurses working at different working places using convenience sampling technique. The statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Results: The result showed good knowledge, Attitude and practice of Pharmacovigilance among health care specialists in government hospitals and pharmacies, the Scoring of all General Knowledge was (65.6%), General Attitude was (78.5%), and all General Practice was (65.7%). Conclusion: In general, the study identified deficiencies in knowledge, attitude and practice towards the practical Pharmacovigilance, so this survey strongly suggests that there is a great, need for educational programs to increase awareness among health professionals.
Keywords: Pharmacovigilance, Adverse drug reactions, Reporting.
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