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