Table 3 Factors discouraging ADR reporting
From: Attitudes among healthcare professionals to the reporting of adverse drug reactions in Nepal
Factors | n | Response (%) | Median | Mode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1a | 2b | 3c | 4d | 5e | ||||
Concern that the report may be wrong | 323 | 68 (21.1) | 58 (18.0) | 85 (26.3) | 64 (19.8) | 48 (14.9) | 3.0 | 3 |
Lack of time to fill in a report and a single unreported case may not affect ADR database | 322 | 65 (20.2) | 54 (16.8) | 86 (26.7) | 74 (23.0) | 43 (13.4) | 3.0 | 3 |
Not confident to decide whether or not an ADR has occurred | 322 | 72 (22.4) | 48 (14.9) | 91 (28.3) | 70 (21.7) | 41 (12.7) | 3.0 | 3 |
Lack of time to actively look for an ADR while at work | 322 | 74 (23.0) | 55 (17.1) | 77 (23.9) | 70 (21.7) | 46 (14.3) | 3.0 | 3 |
Fear of legal liability by reporting adverse reaction | 322 | 87 (27.0) | 54 (16.8) | 88 (27.3) | 51 (15.8) | 42 (13.0) | 3.0 | 3 |
Concern that a report will generate an extra work | 322 | 97 (30.1) | 54 (16.8) | 87 (27.0) | 56 (17.4) | 28 (8.7) | 3.0 | 1 |
Belief that only safe drugs are marketed | 322 | 74 (23.0) | 67 (20.8) | 74 (23.0) | 66 (20.5) | 41 (12.7) | 3.0 | 1* |
Think that you may have caused a patient harm | 322 | 99 (30.7) | 68 (21.1) | 76 (23.6) | 46 (14.3) | 33 (10.2) | 2.0 | 1 |
Ambition to publish case report personally | 322 | 99 (30.7) | 66 (20.5) | 89 (27.6) | 39 (12.1) | 29 (9.0) | 2.0 | 1 |
Reporting forms are not available when needed | 322 | 40 (12.4) | 46 (14.3) | 81 (25.2) | 71 (22.0) | 84 (26.1) | 3.0 | 5 |
Other colleagues are not reporting ADR cases | 322 | 54 (16.8) | 43 (13.4) | 74 (23.0) | 79 (24.5) | 72 (22.4) | 3.0 | 4 |