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Table 5 Patients’ knowledge and awareness of pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting

From: Awareness, knowledge, attitude and practice of adverse drug reaction reporting among health workers and patients in selected primary healthcare centres in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria

Variable

Frequency (%)

Ever heard of pharmacovigilance (n = 360)

 Yes

31 (8.6)

 No

329 (91.4)

If yes, the source of pharmacovigilance awareness (n = 31)

 Social media platform

9 (29.0)

 Television

5 (16.1)

 Newspaper

5 (16.1)

 Radio

3 (9.7)

 Previous educational experience

3 (9.7)

 Internet

3 (9.7)

 A close healthcare professional

3 (9.7)

What is your understanding of an adverse drug reaction? (n = 360)

 Any effect from a medication one is taken

168 (46.7)

 Unexpected reaction after taking a medication

143 (39.7)a

 Expected reaction

16 (4.4)

 I do not know

33 (9.2)

A serious adverse drug reaction means: (n = 363)b

 A reaction that may lead to hospitalisation

163 (44.9)

 A reaction that is life-threatening

133 (36.6)

 A reaction that requires another drug treatment

52 (14.3)

 A reaction that resolves on its own

14 (3.9)

 I do not know

1 (0.3)

Ever heard of SMS short code for reporting adverse drug reactions (n = 360)

 Yes

17 (4.7)

 No

343 (95.3)

If yes, source of awareness of the SMS alert short code (n = 17)

 Advertisement and online sources

13 (76.5)

 Newspaper articles

3 (17.6)

 Friends

1 (5.9)

  1. n number, SMS Short message service
  2. aCorrect answer, bmultiple response