Rachel Unekwu Odesanya

Assistant Director of Pharmaceutical Services and Head, Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Publications
  • Research Article   
    Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pharmacovigilance among Health Care Professionals in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
    Author(s): Rachel Unekwu Odesanya*

    Background: Pharmacovigilance is a post-marketing surveillance of medicine use. Studies show that adverse drug reactions lead to acute hospitalizations. We noticed a decline in pharmacovigilance activities in our Centre, thus we aim to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). Method: It was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study design using stratified sampling method in administering 183 questionnaires to Pharmacists, Doctors and Nurses in JUTH from May to June, 2019. Results were presented in proportions and a p value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result: The modal age of respondents was 26-35 years. On sources of information on pharmacovigilance, 39.9% got information from Journal texts, 3.3% through television/Ra.. View more»

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