KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF YEMENI PHYSICIANS TOWARD PHARMACOVIGILANCE: A MIXED METHOD STUDY
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 10, Issue 10
Abstract
Objective: The objective of the current study was to investigate the physician’s knowledge, attitude and practice towards pharmacovigilance.Methods: A mixed qualitative and quantitative method was conducted in this study using a face to face questionnaire among the physicians in the capital Sana'a, Yemen.Results: Of the 105 respondents (79 %) were male. Participants age mean was 35.55±4.45 y. Majority of physicians (73.3 %) had a moderate knowledge towards pharmacovigilance; (15.2 %) had a good knowledge and (11.4 %) had a poor knowledge. 35 (33.3 %) physicians were seen adverse drug reactions (ADRs) happened to their patients. Allergy was the most common ADRs. However, no ADR was reported. 66.7 % of physicians had a positive attitude towards pharmacovigilance. The most barriers reported by physicians were: lack of motivation and lack of knowledge about reporting system. Reported factors to encourage ADRs reporting were: attend courses or workshops; educational materials and simplification of reporting procedures.Conclusion: Majority of physicians in Sana’a, Yemen had moderate knowledge and postitive attitude towards pharmacovigilance. Educational and training programmes are the cornerstone of improving ADRs reporting in Yemen.Â
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Yaser Mohammed Al-worafi
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- DOI 10.22159/ijpps.2018v10i10.27407
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